Obalema Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Obalema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalemo | 86 | 180 | / |
| Obelema | 86 | 42 | / |
| Obalima | 86 | 8 | / |
| Abalema | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obalemi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ubalema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obalamma | 80 | 8 | / |
| Obalemoh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oballamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abalama | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ebelema | 71 | 31 | / |
| Abolema | 71 | 22 | / |
| Abelema | 71 | 21 | / |
| Abalima | 71 | 13 | / |
| Obalamo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oboloma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obelemo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Obolama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abaloma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obalomo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ubalima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awalema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obalimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obeloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Habalima | 67 | 96 | / |
| Ebalamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboslema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabaleme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboulema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalimea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalamma | 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 Obalema
- 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