Obolu Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Obolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 201 | 1:881,307 | 38,450 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Obolu (20) may also be a first name.
Obolu Demographics
Obolu Political Affiliation
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Obolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obolu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Obolu.
How Common Is The Last Name Obolu? popularity and diffusion
Obolu is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Obolu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Obolu is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 38 percent live, Edo, where 19 percent live and Delta, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.
Obolu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obolu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obgolu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ohbolu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oboulu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oboilu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ojbolu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oboulou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ebolu | 80 | 1,282 | / |
| Obulu | 80 | 1,041 | / |
| Abolu | 80 | 252 | / |
| Owolu | 80 | 225 | / |
| Obalu | 80 | 71 | / |
| Obelu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ubolu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ovolu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ompolu | 73 | 308 | / |
| Abolou | 73 | 205 | / |
| Gobulu | 73 | 43 | / |
| Awoolu | 73 | 37 | / |
| Owoilu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Habolu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Obuulu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Owoolu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gabolu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obulou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obalou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obaelu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Obgulu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Obalus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owollu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Abollu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obalut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Abolup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eboluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gubolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obélou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaslu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gobalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oibulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osbulu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohuolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owolou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houboulou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aboulou | 67 | 255 | / |
| Abolouj | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gobalou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Abolouz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hubohlu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ompollu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoulou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovoulou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aboliau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haboğlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboulau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abolouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ampoolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abolous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gabollu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Obolu
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