Babaleye Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Babaleye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babaleye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2691:658,52330,783
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Babaleye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Babaleye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babaleye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 961,438th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Babaleye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Babaleye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Babaleye is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 658,523. In Nigeria Babaleye is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 35 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Osun, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria Babaleye is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Babaleye
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