Obalola Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obalola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obalola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8391:211,13612,549
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Obalola (157) may also be a first name.

Obalola Last Name Facts

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

Obalola is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obalola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 400,040th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,290,723 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Obalola reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 732,696th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 157 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 211,136. In Nigeria Obalola is most frequent in: Lagos, where 25 percent are found, Ekiti, where 16 percent are found and Oyo, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Obalola Last Name Statistics demography

Obalola earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

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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 Obalola
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