Obasiolu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obasiolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obasiolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Obasiolu Last Name Facts

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

Obasiolu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obasiolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obasiolu is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Obasiolu live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Obasiolu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 96 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Obasiolu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Obasiolu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Obasiolu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Obasiolu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $55,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oibasiolu941/
Obasolu934/
Abbasoğlu711,253/
Abacioğlu712/
Awosolu67144/
Avasolu671/
Awosollu634/
Abazoğlu633/
Awosholu631/
Ağbaşoğlu591/
Abosholou591/
Avasalu5327/
Ebosalu531/
Aavasalu5065/
Hõbesalu5019/
Aboşoğlu501/

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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 Obasiolu
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