Obaleya Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Obaleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obaleya (34) may also be a first name.
Obaleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaleya is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obaleya.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaleya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Obaleya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obaleya are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 34 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Obaleya
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