Obulo Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Obulo (20) may also be a first name.

Obulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obulo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obulo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 948,111th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Obulo live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 73 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 26 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Obulo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Obulo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obaulo9195/
Gobulo9175/
Oboulo9115/
Obullo916/
Obulop914/
Obulou914/
Obulos912/
Obuluo911/
Obuelo911/
Obulot911/
Obulyo911/
Obuilo911/
Oboulou834/
Obuillo831/
Obuloot831/
Obulloh831/
Abulo805,299/
Obolo802,838/
Owulo801,340/
Obula801,287/
Ebulo8020/
Ubulo806/
Abuelo73678/
Abaulo73286/
Hubulo73237/
Gobula73178/
Oboula7395/
Obielo7384/
Abullo7384/
Ebuluo7363/
Aboulo7336/
Gabulo7313/
Obuela7313/
Abulou7311/
Obiloh739/
Obulad739/
Obollo738/
Abuloh738/
Obaula737/
Ebulou737/
Abulos737/
Abuilo736/
Obulla733/
Awoulo733/
Oybolo732/
Hobolo732/
Abgulo732/
Eboulo732/
Obulah732/
Abulio732/
Obhula731/
Owoulo731/
Owaulo731/
Owhulo731/
Oboloi731/
Owulou731/
Owullo731/
Obulia731/
Obuula731/
Abuylo731/
Abulot731/
Abuloy731/
Abuloz731/
Ebuloy731/
Hobula731/
Ebuelo731/
Oubula731/
Abulho731/
Houboulou711/
O'Bulloch711/
Avoulou671,367/
Aboulou67255/
Awoulou67176/
Abulloh67125/
Obhielo6737/
Obulapp6720/
Ouboula6715/
Owouloh6715/
Abulouz678/
Goubula675/
Abutllo674/
Goobula673/
Abouloh673/
Owoulou673/
Eebuilo672/
Obieluo672/
Abusloh672/
Abusloo672/
Gabullo672/
Ovoulou672/
Gabulio672/
Obulash671/
Houwolo671/
Gobhula671/
Aboulio671/
Aboulos671/
Haboulo671/
Ampoulo671/
Abauloa671/
Aabaulo671/
Abuslot671/
Awouloh671/
Abuloha671/
Gabhulo671/

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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 Obulo
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