Obalaja Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obalaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obalaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3051:580,79628,045
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obalaja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obalaja is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obalaja.

How Common Is The Last Name Obalaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 878,878th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obalaja reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 580,796. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 24 percent are found, Edo, where 22 percent are found and Oyo, where 19 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaloja864/
Owalaja862/
Obala834,494/
Oubalhaj805/
Osbalaje801/
Obalaaye801/
Oballaju801/
Oballa772,136/
Obaila77282/
Oubala7763/
Ubalaj7762/
Obaala7721/
Obaula777/
Obeala776/
Obalea775/
Obaloa773/
Obalia773/
Abalaa772/
Obalay771/
Obalae771/
Gobhalaai751/
Awolaja711,934/
Ouballa71781/
Obalaye71257/
Owolaja71123/
Hoballa71122/
Obalayo7150/
Obaleya7128/
Obaloje7122/
Abaloja7118/
Abalaya7115/
Ubalaai717/
Abalaji716/
Abalhaj715/
Obaalla714/
Owualaa713/
Obaliya713/
Hoibala713/
Houbala713/
Obolaji713/
Obaleje712/
Obalayi712/
Oubalia711/
Abolaja711/
Abalaje711/
Habalaa711/
Hobalya711/
Obalaiz711/
Ubalajh711/
Abalija711/
Aballaj711/
Obolaje711/
Abala678,345/
Obale672,071/
Obali671,992/
Oubaalla67478/
Obała67316/
Obola67154/
Habalija6729/
Gabalaya6725/
Abalaiah6713/
Obaly6713/
Abgalaya6711/
Osualeja677/
Hubalaai676/
Oubalaid674/
Awoloaja673/
Awoslaja673/
Obalé672/
Habalaya672/
Obalaiyo671/
Habalaha671/
Gowalaji671/
Owallaya671/
Obhailay671/
Abaalaji671/
Abgalaje671/
Obalayeh671/
Hovalija671/
Aballeja671/
Abalayas671/
Gobhalay671/
Gobhalai671/
Govalaai671/

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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 Obalaja
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