Obielum Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Obielum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obielum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England11:55,718,059489,080

Obielum (45) may also be a first name.

Obielum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obielum is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obielum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obielum reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 60 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Edo, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obilum922/
Gabielum801/
Obilom77332/
Obulum7744/
Ebilum7710/
Abelume712/
Abioelun673/
Obiajlun671/
Abulum6235/
Abelom629/
Aboulloum501/
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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 Obielum
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