Mobolawa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mobolawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mobolawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mobolawa (20) may also be a first name.

Mobolawa Last Name Facts

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

Mobolawa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mobolawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mobolawa live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mobolawa is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Mobolawa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ondo, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabolawa88184/
Mobulawa887/
Mabulawa75192/
Mubulawa7572/
Mabolowa7521/
Mobolabi754/
Mobolabe753/
Mobelowa751/
Moboilabo711/
Mabulawo6322/
Mabulawe633/
Mobalabo631/
Mabulava631/
Movoloba631/
Mubalawo631/
Mavulawa631/
Mavoulawe596/
Mubalaawo591/
Mavalava50190/
Movalabi502/
Mabalabi501/
Mobulobi501/
Mabulabi501/
Movalova501/

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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 Mobolawa
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