Obalo Surname
Approximately 974 people bear this surname
Obalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 682 | 1:57,242 | 6,734 |
| Philippines | 151 | 1:670,452 | 69,467 |
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obalo (12) may also be a first name.
Obalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obalo (Marathi: ओबळो) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obalo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 369,191st most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,482,080 people. The surname Obalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Obalo reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Obalo is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
Obalo is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 57,242. In Uganda Obalo is primarily concentrated in: Amuru District, where 59 percent reside, Lamwo District, where 14 percent reside and Gulu District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obalo in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबळो | obalo | - |
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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 Obalo
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