Obalolu Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Obalolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Obalolu (88) may also be a first name.
Obalolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obalolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obalolu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obalolu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obalolu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obalolu is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Obalolu is most frequent in: Oyo, where 53 percent reside, Osun, where 40 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalıoğlu | 88 | 12 | / |
| Obaileolu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Obalalu | 86 | 79 | / |
| Abalolu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ovalıoğlu | 75 | 611 | / |
| Abalıoğlu | 75 | 238 | / |
| Avalolu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ağabaloğlu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awololu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obolalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owololu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awalolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aballelu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abalelou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aavalolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awolalu | 57 | 300 | / |
| Avalalu | 57 | 8 | / |
| Owolalu | 57 | 7 | / |
| Avalulu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Abolalu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avalallu | 53 | 17 | / |
| Avallalu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Abelelou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Osuolalu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Awalalou | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Obalolu
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