Obasola Surname
Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname
Obasola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,185 | 1:149,488 | 9,497 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Obasola (397) may also be a first name.
Obasola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obasola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obasola occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obasola? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obasola is the 313,815th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,088,175 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obasola reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 433,463rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 397 people.
Obasola is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,185 people, or 1 in 149,488. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 29 percent live, Ogun, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obashola | 93 | 272 | / |
| Obasuola | 93 | 5 | / |
| Obassola | 93 | 1 | / |
| Obashoola | 88 | 4 | / |
| Abasola | 86 | 2,301 | / |
| Obajola | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obacola | 86 | 5 | / |
| Obasolo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Obesola | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ebasola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ebassola | 80 | 55 | / |
| Abasoola | 80 | 7 | / |
| Obuosola | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abassola | 80 | 2 | / |
| Obassala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obachola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abascola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abasolla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asbasola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abashola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obhasgula | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ouwashola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abasolo | 71 | 8,823 | / |
| Abasula | 71 | 953 | / |
| Awosola | 71 | 760 | / |
| Abazola | 71 | 77 | / |
| Owosola | 71 | 26 | / |
| Abasole | 71 | 15 | / |
| Abesola | 71 | 11 | / |
| Avasola | 71 | 7 | / |
| Abajola | 71 | 5 | / |
| Abosola | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obajolo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obasule | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obajala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abasala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obasuli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abasalah | 67 | 206 | / |
| Awoshola | 67 | 106 | / |
| Abassolo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Abeshola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abashula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abousola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owossola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hebasala | 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 Obasola
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