Obilonu Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Obilonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 261 | 1:678,708 | 31,547 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Obilonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obilonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obilonu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obilonu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 978,274th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. Obilonu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obilonu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 678,708. In Nigeria Obilonu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 55 percent live, Rivers, where 10 percent live and Delta, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Obilonu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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 Obilonu
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