Wobiri Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wobiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wobiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wobiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wobiri has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wobiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Wobiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,537,949th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Wobiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wobiri reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria Wobiri is primarily found in: Rivers, where 97 percent reside, Lagos, where 2 percent reside and Borno, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabiri8358/
Bobiri8332/
Wobira832/
Webiri832/
Woberi832/
Uobiri831/
Wobaire7712/
Whebiri771/
Wabuiri771/
Bobirri771/
Boubairi7119/
Boubeiri711/
Waberi679,244/
Baviri671,164/
Babiri67185/
Wabira67134/
Wabire6767/
Boberi6749/
Bobyri6727/
Weberi674/
Wobere673/
Bubiri672/
Bobire671/
Wobera671/
Wubire671/
Webiry671/
Buviri671/

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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 Wobiri
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