Obuor Surname

407,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Obuor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obuor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuor is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obuor.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obuor is the 407,730th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,493,643 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obuor live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Not including Ghana it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Obuor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuore916/
Obuhor911/
Obor892,542/
Obuhore831/
Owuor8040,807/
Obour804,515/
Obore802,235/
Abuor801,381/
Obwor80576/
Gobor80380/
Hobor80275/
Obuar8052/
Ojbor8023/
Oborh8020/
Oibor8016/
Ojuor8012/
Ohuor808/
Osbor808/
Oboor803/
Oubor803/
Obgor803/
Obort802/
Otbor802/
Obhor802/
Obaur801/
Oboir801/
Owbor801/
Obohr801/
Oebor801/
Oborr801/
Obbor801/
Obotr801/
Ebuor801/
Ouwor801/
Oboire7369/
Osuore7322/
Hosbor7321/
Houbor7321/
Oubour739/
Osbour739/
Gobour737/
Hobort737/
Obhore736/
Hobore735/
Ochuor734/
Osbohr734/
Oubore734/
O'Bour733/
Oubeur733/
Osbord733/
Hobour733/
Hobbor732/
Osbore732/
Goybor732/
Obuare732/
Owuore732/
Owuhor731/
Obheur731/
Oborre731/
Obwore731/
Goboor731/
Gobwor731/
Hobord731/
Ojuore731/
Oborhe731/
Ophuor731/
Ounpor731/
Goubor731/
Owhbor731/
Oybore731/
Othuor731/
Opuore731/
Obwgor731/
Abwuor731/
Osborr730/
Hoebor730/
Owor6715,208/
Abor676,157/
Obar673,546/
Ebor671,326/
Ubor67449/
Oujbour67136/
Ovor6766/
Oborova6757/
Goubour6730/
Uvor6726/
Oborová6712/
Hoszbor675/
Osboure674/
Osborhe671/
Ouboure671/
Hoboore671/
Ohiebor671/
Hosbour671/
Oborowa671/
Obár671/
Obwoire671/
Osouhor671/

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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 Obuor
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