Oburak Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Oburak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oburak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oburak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oburak is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oburak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Oburak is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Oburak live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Oburak is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Oburak is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 14 percent live and Sudan, where 14 percent live.

Oburak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Oburak last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aburak831/
Oborak831/
Usburak77233/
Obierak77142/
Aburzak77130/
Haburak7756/
Hoborak774/
Abourak774/
Gaburak773/
Abureak771/
Abuhrakh711/
Ubhurake711/
Gaburakh711/
Oborok67151/
Oborák6718/
Aborak6711/
Aburok673/
Aburag671/
Aburaq671/
Haborak62552/
Aburouk6220/
Aborakh624/
Aburaiq624/
Oborock621/
Gabureac5771/
Abourook579/
Oburuogh575/
Uburuoke574/
Abouracc571/
Abouhrouk534/
Abourouck531/
Oboroc50849/
Aborok5048/
Aborag508/
Haburáková501/

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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 Oburak
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