Obalem Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaleem | 92 | 3 | / |
| Obalim | 83 | 2,440 | / |
| Abalem | 83 | 181 | / |
| Obelem | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ubalem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ebalem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oballim | 77 | 294 | / |
| Abaelem | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gabalem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aballem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oballen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobalim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obatleng | 71 | 73 | / |
| Gubhalem | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abalheem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abalen | 67 | 78 | / |
| Abelem | 67 | 66 | / |
| Obalin | 67 | 13 | / |
| Awalem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ebelem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abalemova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abalém | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abalim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obalyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abolem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avalem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovalim | 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 Obalem
- 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