Obaleke Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Obaleke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Obaleke (15) may also be a first name.
Obaleke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaleke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obaleke is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obaleke.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaleke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obaleke reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 1,023,947. In Nigeria Obaleke is primarily found in: Oyo, where 66 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Osun, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obealeke | 93 | 4 | / |
| Obalek | 92 | 71 | / |
| Abaleke | 86 | 317 | / |
| Obeleke | 86 | 42 | / |
| Obalike | 86 | 11 | / |
| Obaleka | 86 | 10 | / |
| Obaloke | 86 | 9 | / |
| Obalake | 86 | 6 | / |
| Oubalek | 86 | 5 | / |
| Obelekee | 80 | 14 | / |
| Abalekeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gabaleke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obałek | 77 | 182 | / |
| Obalik | 77 | 8 | / |
| Abalek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abalike | 71 | 220 | / |
| Ebeleke | 71 | 69 | / |
| Abeleke | 71 | 22 | / |
| Abaloke | 71 | 11 | / |
| Abaleka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Obalika | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obeleki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abhalek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hovalek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovallek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asbalek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abalake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gabalek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obolecká | 67 | 53 | / |
| Obolecký | 67 | 51 | / |
| Obaliche | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ebeleike | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abalokei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obelokea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habaleka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obolecka | 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 Obaleke
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