Obuaru Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Obuaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Obuaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obuaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obuaru is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obuaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obuaru is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Obuaru live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obuaru is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Obuaru is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 64 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 27 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opuaru | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ofuaru | 83 | 30 | / |
| Obbaru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abuharu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abuharus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Opuoru | 67 | 358 | / |
| Abbaru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ubbaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abuharrus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebwaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abwaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avuaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Epuaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obworu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abouharous | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abbarou | 62 | 14 | / |
| Abbauru | 62 | 11 | / |
| Abbairu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gafuaru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Owboruy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Uvbairu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Abbarau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Habbaruh | 57 | 4 | / |
| Avvaru | 50 | 5,768 | / |
| Avwaru | 50 | 35 | / |
| Avworu | 50 | 32 | / |
| Ebworu | 50 | 29 | / |
| Epworu | 50 | 25 | / |
| Avvoru | 50 | 5 | / |
| Ubboru | 50 | 3 | / |
| Abboru | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obuaru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis