Obalaka Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Obalaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Obalaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obalaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obalaka is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obalaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Obalaka live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Obalaka is most numerous in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Ondo, where 43 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abalaka | 86 | 3,168 | / |
| Ubalaka | 86 | 52 | / |
| Obaleka | 86 | 10 | / |
| Obalake | 86 | 6 | / |
| Owalaka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abalauka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abalakah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahbalaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abaalaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aballaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ubalakaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abalaki | 71 | 195 | / |
| Obaloko | 71 | 144 | / |
| Obaleko | 71 | 75 | / |
| Awalaka | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ubalako | 71 | 12 | / |
| Abelaka | 71 | 10 | / |
| Obaloke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abolaka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abaleka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abalako | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awolaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abalake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avolaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeleka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaloka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abolakai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Habalaki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawalaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovoulaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abalouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habaleka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obolecka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awalakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abelakaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avalakaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obalaka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis