Obolu Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Obolu (20) may also be a first name.

Obolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obolu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obolu.

How Common Is The Last Name Obolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. Obolu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obolu are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Obolu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 38 percent live, Edo, where 19 percent live and Delta, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

Obolu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Obolu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Obolu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obgolu913/
Ohbolu912/
Oboulu912/
Oboilu911/
Ojbolu911/
Oboulou834/
Ebolu801,282/
Obulu801,041/
Abolu80252/
Owolu80225/
Obalu8071/
Obelu8019/
Ubolu8017/
Ovolu802/
Ompolu73308/
Abolou73205/
Gobulu7343/
Awoolu7337/
Owoilu7328/
Habolu7310/
Obuulu736/
Owoolu735/
Gabolu734/
Obulou734/
Obalou734/
Obaelu734/
Obgulu733/
Obalus733/
Owollu733/
Abollu732/
Obalut732/
Abolup731/
Eboluy731/
Gubolu731/
Obélou731/
Obaslu731/
Gobalu731/
Oibulu731/
Osbulu731/
Ohuolu731/
Owolou731/
Aboilu731/
Houboulou711/
Aboulou67255/
Abolouj6748/
Gobalou6720/
Abolouz679/
Hubohlu677/
Ompollu674/
Owoulou673/
Ovoulou672/
Aboliau672/
Haboğlu671/
Aboulau671/
Abolouh671/
Ampoolu671/
Abolous671/
Gabollu671/

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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
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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 Obolu
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