Oburoh Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oburoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oburoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3591:493,43424,703
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oburoh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oburoh is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oburoh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 764,765th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. Oburoh is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oburoh reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oburoh is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 83 percent are found, Kano, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oburo91336/
Aburoh83170/
Obuero8389/
Obauro8352/
Oburah8334/
Obouro832/
Oburho831/
Oburha831/
Eburoh831/
Goyburo77403/
Obourou77272/
Abouroh77172/
Goiburo77135/
Eburuoh7727/
Hobiroh778/
Gobouro772/
Oburrah772/
Ohbuiro772/
Obieroh771/
Goburoo771/
Obura739,534/
Oboro732,028/
Aburo73844/
Ovuro7368/
Eburo7315/
Abourouh71139/
Gobourou7162/
O'Butros711/
Obiero6716,648/
Oboura67618/
Gaburo67265/
Eburuo67223/
Aburot67147/
Oborro67137/
Aburah6765/
Oborou6741/
Eburah6737/
Obirah6732/
Abiroh6727/
Ovuiro6717/
Oburas6714/
Hoboro6712/
Abuero679/
Houbourou677/
Ouboro675/
Abouroish674/
Asburo674/
Abouro673/
Aburoo673/
Aburro673/
Eburou673/
Oboroy672/
Gobura672/
Ovuruo671/
Haburo671/
Auburo671/
Goobourou671/
Obuura671/
Oburra671/
Obujra671/
Aburos671/
Obooro671/
Ooboro671/
Aburho671/
Oubourgou671/
Oburza671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oburoh
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