Obalolu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obalolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obalolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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 occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obalolu.

How Common Is The Last Name Obalolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Obalolu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Obalolu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obalolu is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name globally, held by 88 people.

The last name Obalolu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 53 percent reside, Osun, where 40 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Obalolu is found in one country. It is also common in China, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obalıoğlu8812/
Obaileolu887/
Obalalu8679/
Abalolu861/
Ovalıoğlu75611/
Abalıoğlu75238/
Avalolu7117/
Ağabaloğlu716/
Awololu711/
Obolalu711/
Owololu711/
Awalolu711/
Aballelu672/
Abalelou671/
Aavalolu671/
Awolalu57300/
Avalalu578/
Owolalu577/
Avalulu574/
Abolalu571/
Avalallu5317/
Avallalu534/
Abelelou532/
Osuolalu532/
Awalalou531/

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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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