Oburo Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oburo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oburo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Kenya681:679,11629,805
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Oburo (41) may also be a first name.

Oburo Last Name Facts

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

Oburo is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oburo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 825,152nd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. Oburo is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Oburo live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oburo is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 1,274,408. In Nigeria Oburo is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Oburo is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 20 percent reside.

Oburo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oburoh91373/
Obuero9189/
Obauro9152/
Obouro912/
Oburho911/
Goyburo83403/
Obourou83272/
Goiburo83135/
Ohbuiro832/
Gobouro832/
Goburoo831/
Obura809,534/
Oboro802,028/
Aburo80844/
Ovuro8068/
Owuro8024/
Eburo8015/
Uburo802/
Gobourou7762/
O'Butros771/
Obiero7316,648/
Oboura73618/
Ubauro73406/
Gaburo73265/
Eburuo73223/
Aburoh73170/
Aburot73147/
Oborro73137/
Oborou7341/
Oburah7334/
Ovuiro7317/
Oburas7314/
Hoboro7312/
Abuero739/
Ouboro735/
Asburo734/
Aburoo733/
Abouro733/
Eburou733/
Aburro733/
Uburuo732/
Oboroy732/
Gobura732/
Haburo731/
Obuura731/
Auburo731/
Awouro731/
Oburra731/
Ooboro731/
Obooro731/
Aburho731/
Aburos731/
Oburza731/
Ovuruo731/
Oburha731/
Obujra731/
Owuroa731/
Eburoh731/
Houbourou717/
Goobourou711/
Oubourgou711/
Gaburro671,278/
Abourou67439/
Abouroh67172/
Gaburoi67123/
Eburuoh6727/
Hobiroh678/
Eebuiro678/
Aburous677/
Ubhauro677/
Ompuroo673/
Ouworou672/
Oburrah672/
Ouboura672/
O'Ubura671/
Ubhouro671/
Obieroh671/
Govuroo671/
Oobiero671/
Abuttro671/
Awourou671/

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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 Oburo
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