Oballah Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Oballah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oballah Demographics
Oballah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oballah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oballah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oballah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oballah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Oballah occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oballah are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Oballah is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 45 percent live, Benue, where 27 percent live and Abia, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Oballah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oballah last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oballah
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