Obaluyi Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Obaluyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Obaluyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obaluyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obaluyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obaluyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obaluyi is the 2,007,164th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Obaluyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Obaluyi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria Obaluyi is most common in: Kaduna, where 49 percent are found, Edo, where 21 percent are found and Kano, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Obaluyi is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obalayi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Obaloyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obalou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obaley | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obalay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaleye | 71 | 845 | / |
| Obalaye | 71 | 257 | / |
| Obaloye | 71 | 50 | / |
| Obalayo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Obaloyo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Obayley | 71 | 37 | / |
| Obaleya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Gobalou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Oubaley | 71 | 16 | / |
| Obaliya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obaliyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obalaiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaleyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaliye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abaleyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Bayley | 67 | 10 | / |
| O'Bailey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oubalaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abaluhya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oballaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalogie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obhailay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalayeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obalaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oubalhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobhalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gobhalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goubalie | 67 | 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 Obaluyi
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