Obalu Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Obalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Obalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obalu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obalu? popularity and diffusion
Obalu is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Obalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obalu reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 56 percent reside, Ogun, where 17 percent reside and Abia, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obaelu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Obalus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Obalut | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gobalu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obaslu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obailu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gobalou | 83 | 20 | / |
| Obaillu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ebalu | 80 | 874 | / |
| Abalu | 80 | 725 | / |
| Owalu | 80 | 234 | / |
| Obolu | 80 | 213 | / |
| Ubalu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Obelu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ovalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oubalhou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abalou | 73 | 593 | / |
| Abalus | 73 | 319 | / |
| Ubalau | 73 | 95 | / |
| Abaulu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Osualu | 73 | 63 | / |
| Habalu | 73 | 62 | / |
| Abaylu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Abaliu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Abaelu | 73 | 20 | / |
| Abaluz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Abhalu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ebailu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ompalu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Abaalu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aballu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Govalu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Abalau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ubaliu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obgolu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gabalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gubalu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohbolu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oboulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abahlu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hebalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaloo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovalou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oboilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubailu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojbolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owaulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obélou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uubalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ubhalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habalau | 67 | 108 | / |
| Habaalu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Aballou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Habalou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Guballu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oshualu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oboulou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouballouch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hubalau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habaliu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Govallu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abajlou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ubalaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gabalou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abaslou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aabalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owwualu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habailu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowallu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abhatlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abalous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaylou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubailuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahbalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gubalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubhaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhalou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovealau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovallus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubailus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obalu
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