Alagbala Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alagbala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alagbala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5441:114,7307,601
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Alagbala (49) may also be a first name.

Alagbala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alagbala is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alagbala.

How Common Is The Last Name Alagbala? popularity and diffusion

Alagbala is the 253,048th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,662,537 people. The last name Alagbala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alagbala are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,544 people, or 1 in 114,730. In Nigeria Alagbala is primarily found in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Ogun, where 19 percent reside and Katsina, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Alagbala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (76%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alagbola887/
Alaguala881/
Alogbala881/
Aluigbala827/
Eliagbala826/
Alougbala824/
Galagbali824/
Alagbole7529/
Olagbola753/
Alogbalo752/
Alagbeile711/
Olagbole631/
Gologbale591/
Hollangbole5311/

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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 Alagbala
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