Obure Surname
Approximately 3,819 people bear this surname
Obure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,001 | 1:15,388 | 1,846 |
| Tanzania | 579 | 1:91,436 | 9,160 |
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Obure (1,063) may also be a first name.
Obure Demographics
Obure Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obure Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obure occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Obure.
How Common Is The Last Name Obure? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,149th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,908,234 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Obure reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 245,447th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,063 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,001 people, or 1 in 15,388. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 46 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Obure is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Obure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Obure
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