Oboloko Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oboloko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oboloko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England51:11,143,612252,590

Oboloko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oboloko occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oboloko? popularity and diffusion

Oboloko is the 2,944,094th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oboloko live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is most common in: Tororo District, where 59 percent reside, Arua District, where 28 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goboloko931/
Obolokoa931/
Obaloko86144/
Owoloko86109/
Aboloko8652/
Obeloko862/
Obguloko804/
Abolokoh802/
Owolako71136/
Obaleko7175/
Aboloka7130/
Abeloko7125/
Awoloko713/
Abouloukou712/
Avoloko712/
Abuloko711/
Eboloka711/
Obolecká6753/
Awolokou6730/
Abelocko679/
Awouloko672/
Abouleko671/
Abalokou671/
Obolecka671/
Owalokoy671/
Obguluko671/

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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 Oboloko
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