Obiala Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Obiala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 213 | 1:831,656 | 36,746 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Obiala (23) may also be a first name.
Obiala Demographics
Obiala Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Obiala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obiala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obiala occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obiala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Obiala is the 788,513th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Obiala live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname Obiala is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 831,656. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 31 percent live, Anambra, where 21 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Obiala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Obiala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Obiala last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.
Obiala earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.13% more than the national average, earning $59,170 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obialia | 92 | 12 | / |
| Obialla | 92 | 11 | / |
| Obieaula | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abiala | 83 | 4,745 | / |
| Obialo | 83 | 1,451 | / |
| Obiała | 83 | 714 | / |
| Ebiala | 83 | 304 | / |
| Obiali | 83 | 78 | / |
| Obiola | 83 | 44 | / |
| Obiale | 83 | 32 | / |
| Obeala | 83 | 6 | / |
| Objala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Abialla | 77 | 46 | / |
| Abialai | 77 | 24 | / |
| Obieali | 77 | 10 | / |
| Obialoi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Obajola | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gabiala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obialos | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obiaale | 77 | 3 | / |
| Abihala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obyalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abioala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiallo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obiahli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obijola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abijala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobiali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abiaala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Abialay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ebialai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huoviala | 71 | 35 | / |
| Goubiale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abihaila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ebiallai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abijalia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abiola | 67 | 45,460 | / |
| Ubiali | 67 | 612 | / |
| Abialy | 67 | 200 | / |
| Abiale | 67 | 193 | / |
| Abiali | 67 | 182 | / |
| Ebiola | 67 | 153 | / |
| Abialo | 67 | 95 | / |
| Obiolo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ubiale | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obiole | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abeala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aviala | 67 | 8 | / |
| Abhialash | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ubiola | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abjala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Abyala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obealy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubialo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Objała | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebyala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovialo | 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
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- 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 Obiala
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