Obanolu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Obanolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obanolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey291:2,683,49781,313
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cyprus21:442,4389,493

Obanolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obanolu is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obanolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Obanolu live; 38 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,683,497. In Turkey Obanolu is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent live, Ankara Province, where 14 percent live and Antalya Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obanoğlu931/
Abanolu862/
Obangulu8014/
Abanuolu801/
Habanoğlu751/
Obonalu711/
Ebanalu711/
Avanoğlu67654/
Avanohlu671/
Ebenalu5721/
Abenelu571/
Avoungoulou561/

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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 Obanolu
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