Obaloko Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obaloko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obaloko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Obaloko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obaloko has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obaloko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obaloko is the 1,471,719th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obaloko are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obaloko is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 79 percent reside, Kaduna, where 6 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaleko8675/
Oboloko8644/
Obeloko862/
Goboloko801/
Abalokou801/
Obolokoa801/
Abaloukou756/
Aboloko7152/
Abeloko7125/
Ubalako7112/
Obaleka7110/
Obalaka7110/
Obaluka716/
Abalako712/
Avoloko712/
Abaloka711/
Abelocko679/
Abolokoh672/
Abalouka671/
Hampoloko631/
Abouloukou592/
Abalaka573,168/
Ubalaka5752/
Aboloka5730/
Abeleko5712/
Abaleka574/
Eboloka571/
Abaluka571/
Avoloco571/
Obolecká5353/
Abelouka532/
Abouleko531/
Aballaka531/
Habaleka531/
Abaalaka531/
Ahbalaka531/
Abalauka531/
Abalakah531/
Ubalakaus501/

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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
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  • 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 Obaloko
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