Obalana Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Obalana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 320 | 1:553,571 | 26,985 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Obalana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obalana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obalana is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obalana? popularity and diffusion
Obalana is the 847,909th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obalana are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Obalana is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 553,571. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 37 percent live, Oyo, where 32 percent live and Ekiti, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalanga | 93 | 7 | / |
| Obalani | 86 | 7 | / |
| Obalane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ubalana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owalana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abalana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obalany | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gobalane | 80 | 191 | / |
| Gobalani | 80 | 102 | / |
| Abalanga | 80 | 24 | / |
| Hobelana | 80 | 14 | / |
| Obalange | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gabalana | 80 | 3 | / |
| Obalgani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gubalana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ubalanat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owalanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aballana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abalamna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eballaena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abalanhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goballane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abalona | 71 | 421 | / |
| Owolana | 71 | 275 | / |
| Awolana | 71 | 261 | / |
| Abelana | 71 | 48 | / |
| Abalani | 71 | 44 | / |
| Ubalani | 71 | 22 | / |
| Abalaña | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abalano | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awalana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abalena | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obaloni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obolane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abalane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gubalane | 67 | 2,802 | / |
| Gubalani | 67 | 598 | / |
| Eballena | 67 | 288 | / |
| Gabalona | 67 | 131 | / |
| Abalanne | 67 | 120 | / |
| Habalani | 67 | 34 | / |
| Abalango | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awaliana | 67 | 21 | / |
| Abeliana | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gabalani | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aballano | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gabalane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Awalanna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubalanes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ubalange | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owualano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abhalani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gawalana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawalana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubalanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obolyano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaslani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahbalane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ampalana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalgane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awalanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avallana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abolanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abolanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalanio | 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 Obalana
- 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