Obara is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Obara
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: The Polish name is linked to the exploitation of pine, either as timber or as resin (Polish obar, obara).

How popular is Obara?

Obara is common in Kenya.

Obara is ranked 11330 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Obaras grew by 12.73063 per cent to 611 since 2000 and ranked 36585 after elevating 1810 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.65 77.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 19.31 17.53
Black 4.58 2.95
Hispanic or Latino 1.47 0
Others 0.98 1.11
Obara is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 47300 people have been found who wears Obara as their family name. Obara is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
918,840 India5
10,686 Costa Rica3
32,086 Mexico3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
82,478 South Africa2
18,718 Thailand2
3,437 Sudan2
95,312 Argentina2
1,328 Congo2
20,595 China2
9,185 Hong Kong2
91,024 Belgium1
165,773 Belarus1
3,993 El Salvador1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
49,101 Denmark1
9,498 Iceland1
31,207 Ireland1
62,864 New Zealand1
49,529 Israel1
5,924 Paraguay1
66,560 Philippines1
118,015 Netherlands1
573 Vanuatu1
18,969 Wales1
38,830 Morocco1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
153,416 Italy1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
28,564 Switzerland36
53,804 Australia35
68,343 Spain23
173,579 Ukraine18
11,059 Nigeria13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,171 Tanzania73
112,361 Indonesia69
52,053 Canada59
Countries with hundreds of Obara:
38,504 United States730
71,225 Germany134
11,811 Peru128
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Obara:
2,532 Poland2,244
7,193 Brazil1,940
715 Papua New Guinea1,494
4,327 Uganda1,120
Countries with ten thousands of Obara:
599 Japan28,924
583 Kenya10,044
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Obara was 24 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 6, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Berlin from Liverpool. Workman William Obara, Mary Obara, aged 18, 45 years old Ann Obara, are others that migrated to US.

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Obara is a surname of Basque origin, topographic name means pit, valley, crevice, indicating the location of the house in a valley.

Obara Namesakes

  • Hitomi Obara, Armed force officer
  • Hitomi Obara, Armed force officer
  • Kengo Obara, Soccer player
  • Kohei Obara, Film producer
  • Masakazu Obara, Animation Director
  • Monika Obara, Actor
  • Masakazu Obara, Animation Director
  • Shinji Obara, Screenwriter
  • Takumi Obara, Olympic athlete
  • Yuria Obara, Soccer Player

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