Obaila Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Obaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 281 | 1:630,401 | 29,827 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obaila (23) may also be a first name.
Obaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obaila is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Obaila is the 933,049th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obaila are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 23 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 630,401. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 39 percent reside, Delta, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Obaila exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Obaila
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