Obukiri Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obukiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Obukiri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Obukiri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obukiri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obukiri is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukiri? popularity and diffusion

Obukiri is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Obukiri is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukiri reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Obukiri is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Obukiri exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojbuekiri882/
Abukiri863/
Obokiri863/
Owukiri863/
Obuchiri802/
Obukheri801/
Awoukiri801/
Abukhoiri7512/
Abukhairi759/
Abokiri7128/
Abukeri7113/
Abukira712/
Abukheri675/
Abukires671/
Abukaire671/
Uubokiri671/
Abiekiri671/
Obuchire671/
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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 Obukiri
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