Babaola Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Babaola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babaola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Benin171:607,97736,930
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Babaola (60) may also be a first name.

Babaola Last Name Facts

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

Babaola occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babaola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,136,896th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Babaola are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 60 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Babaola is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 27 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Osun, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Babaola occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babayola93705/
Babaiola9322/
Babaolla933/
Babaoula931/
Babayolla8810/
Babaoli86115/
Babojula803/
Babaoule801/
Babaoele801/
Babaayala755/
Babaholee751/
Babooli711/
Bavayyolla711/
Bavojula679/
Babaiyali63188/
Babouolou638/
Bampaolou634/
Bawoallah632/
Babaiyale631/
Bovayyolla594/

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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 Babaola
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