Alobu Surname
Approximately 2,891 people bear this surname
Alobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,865 | 1:61,830 | 4,583 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alobu (266) may also be a first name.
Alobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alobu (Marathi: आलोबु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Alobu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alobu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 152,251st most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,520,770 people. The surname Alobu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alobu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alobu is also the 545,281st most commonly held forename internationally, held by 266 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,865 people, or 1 in 61,830. In Nigeria Alobu is most common in: Ebonyi, where 82 percent are found, Cross River, where 4 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alobu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alobu in the Marathi language | ||
| आलोबु | alobu | - |
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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
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- 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 Alobu
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