Oballim Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oballim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oballim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2901:134,61812,333
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oballim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oballim Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Oballim is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oballim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 906,170th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. Oballim occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oballim reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Oballim is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 134,618. In Uganda Oballim is most prevalent in: Kitgum District, where 23 percent reside, Gulu District, where 19 percent reside and Amuru District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obalim922,440/
Gobalim861/
Obalin7713/
Obalem775/
Abalim773/
Ebalim771/
Ovalim771/
Abailim7130/
Obalina718/
Abhalim717/
Ubalaim714/
Gobolim714/
Obaleem713/
Gobalin712/
Aballem711/
Oboluim711/
Oballen711/
Abaullin671/
Aballion671/
Aballing670/

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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 Oballim
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