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 surname Oburoh occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oburoh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oburoh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 764,765th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name Oburoh is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oburoh are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 359 people, or 1 in 493,434. In Nigeria Oburoh is most numerous in: Delta, where 83 percent live, Kano, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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