Obuorah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obuorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obuorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obuorah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obuorah is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obuorah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Obuorah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Obuorah live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Obuorah is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 38 percent reside, Ogun, where 38 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obuora9258/
Oborah9237/
Oboirah8613/
Ohuorah865/
Owuorah862/
Ofuorah862/
Obuarah862/
Oboorah861/
Obora831,996/
Howborah8054/
Aborah774,069/
Oboura77618/
Obwora77288/
Oborza77208/
Oboroh77163/
Oboira77146/
Eborah77145/
Hobora7773/
Obarah7738/
Oboras7724/
Gobora7723/
Ovuora7721/
Ofuora7718/
Obuoro7718/
Owuora779/
Oworah776/
Abuora775/
Oboray774/
Ojuora772/
Osbora772/
Oborai771/
Ohbora771/
Ovorah771/
Oibora771/
Oboora771/
Osuora771/
Ubuora771/
Obbora771/
Oboraz771/
Aborgah711,051/
Ovuorho7160/
Howbora7115/
Aboraah7114/
Ovuoray716/
Gobarah715/
Abourah715/
Aboraih714/
Ubuarah714/
Ouboura712/
Opworah712/
Abuarah712/
Oboirat711/
Ouboira711/
Ouworaa711/
Goboora711/
Goborai711/
Abuoras711/
Osuorea711/
Hobarah711/
Obvoura711/
Obara6717,153/
Ebora677,354/
Owora672,509/
Oboro672,028/
Abora671,513/
Abourach67137/
Ovora6781/
Ubora6741/
Uvora6722/
Oubourra675/
Abuarrah675/
Aboraish674/
Gouboura672/
Abouraih672/
Obouhoro671/
Goubarah671/
Aaborash671/
Abourzah671/

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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
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  • 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 Obuorah
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