Obajolu Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obajolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obajolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obajolu Last Name Facts

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

Obajolu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obajolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Obajolu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obajolu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria Obajolu is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 55 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Oyo, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Obajolu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Obajolu Last Name Statistics demography

Obajolu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 90.74% more than the national average, earning $82,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obajuolu933/
Obaolu923/
Obajulu8663/
Obajilu867/
Obayolu865/
Obasolu864/
Obajalu861/
Owajolu861/
Obialu7778/
Obaelu774/
Obiolu773/
Oboulu772/
Oboilu771/
Obailu771/
Abaolu771/
Obayelu71752/
Ovayolu71498/
Abaoğlu71229/
Awojolu71138/
Owajulu7160/
Gabaolu7139/
Obijulu718/
Oboulou714/
Obaillu714/
Abajulu713/
Abajlou713/
Oboyulu711/
Obawelu711/
Oobialu711/
Abazoğlu673/
Obiojulu671/
Abajalou671/

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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 Obajolu
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