Obolo Surname

154,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gabon

Obolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1381:82,8545,850
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Cameroon2041:101,80912,019
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Congo631:79,1926,869
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
France91:7,380,302306,885
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Obolo (190) may also be a first name.

Obolo Last Name Facts

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

Obolo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obolo is the 154,659th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,567,846 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obolo live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obolo is also the 659,352nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 190 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,138 people, or 1 in 82,854. In Nigeria Obolo is primarily found in: Ondo, where 54 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Bayelsa, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Obolo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobolo91528/
Obuolo9178/
Oboulo9115/
Obolot918/
Obollo918/
Oybolo912/
Hobolo912/
Oboilo911/
Oboloi911/
Obolos911/
Oboulou834/
Obuollo832/
Obollos831/
Gobolio831/
Goubolo831/
Hobolod831/
Ebolo804,502/
Abolo803,645/
Owolo801,773/
Obalo80974/
Obulo80276/
Obola80154/
Obelo8073/
Ubolo8066/
Ovolo8018/
Abollo73622/
Owholo73399/
Obuola73291/
Oballo73242/
Obolia73216/
Aboloa73215/
Abolou73205/
Ebollo73191/
Gobola73139/
Aboilo73138/
Habolo73114/
Abolio73103/
Obaulo7395/
Oboula7395/
Gobulo7375/
Owollo7364/
Eboloh7351/
Abolos7337/
Aboulo7336/
Aboylo7331/
Osuolo7325/
Obolla7321/
Hobola7319/
Hebolo7315/
Obosla7311/
Aboolo7311/
Obolya7311/
Awoolo7310/
Ompolo739/
Aboloy738/
Gobalo737/
Aboelo737/
Oybola736/
Obullo736/
Howolo735/
Obaloh735/
Gabolo735/
Ojuolo735/
Uowolo734/
Hobelo734/
Obalou734/
Oubola734/
Obulop734/
Obulou734/
Oowolo733/
Eboloo733/
Obaloa733/
Oboola733/
Abuolo732/
Ojwolo732/
Obulos732/
Aboloo732/
Eboulo732/
Owolio732/
Obaalo732/
Oyuolo732/
Govolo731/
Aboloi731/
Abgolo731/
Owoulo731/
Obolaz731/
Oebola731/
Owoloa731/
Owoloi731/
Owolou731/
Owolyo731/
Oboila731/
Obélou731/
Obulot731/
Gubolo731/
Abohlo731/
Abolgo731/
Obolah731/
Obuilo731/
Obaloo731/
Ohwolo731/
Abolod731/
Owoloh731/
Oubalo731/
Oboyla730/
Houboulou711/
Oballos67360/
Aboulou67255/
Aboollo67122/
Hubohlo6776/
Goboola6749/
Aboglio6724/
Gobalou6720/
Ouboula6715/
Owouloh6715/
Gobaloo6710/
Abolouz679/
Goballo679/
Abouloh673/
Owoulou673/
Obgoola672/
Ebohloh672/
Ovoulou672/
Gabollo672/
Obollah672/
Obgolla671/
Houwolo671/
Abolous671/
Aboulio671/
Aboulos671/
Owuoloh671/
Owolioe671/
Oboliah671/
Ochuolo671/
Obollia671/
Obuillo671/
Obuloot671/
Habolot671/
Haboulo671/
Abgoloh671/
Abollos671/
Abolouh671/
Oboella671/
Aboloha671/
Obulloh671/
Hoëbelo671/
Govholo671/
Ovuohlo671/

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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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  • 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 Obolo
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