Obulu Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7121:248,79614,402
India1671:4,593,206118,643
Uganda1391:280,85820,004
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Obulu (928) may also be a first name.

Obulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obulu is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,471st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Obulu live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 265,593rd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 928 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 248,796. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 26 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 17 percent reside and Delta, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Obulu is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobulu9143/
Obuulu916/
Obulou914/
Obgulu913/
Oboulu912/
Oibulu911/
Osbulu911/
Oboulou834/
Abulu809,218/
Ebulu802,820/
Owulu80276/
Obolu80213/
Ubulu80176/
Ovulu8014/
Abulus7365/
Abaulu7363/
Obielu7336/
Ebhulu7333/
Abulou7311/
Abullu739/
Govulu737/
Abulut737/
Ebulou737/
Gubulu736/
Abului733/
Habulu733/
Ohbolu732/
Ebullu732/
Ojwulu732/
Hebulu731/
Avoulu731/
Ebuluu731/
Abulau731/
Owulou731/
Ojbolu731/
Owaulu731/
Ubuluh731/
Ompulu731/
Eebulu731/
Abuilu731/
Houboulou711/
Ağbulut671,392/
Avoulou671,367/
Aboulou67255/
Awoulou67176/
Abuluch67139/
Abulouz678/
Ampoulu677/
Abulius676/
Owoulou673/
Abuilau673/
Ovoulou672/
Gabullu671/
Eubulus671/
Aboulau671/
Gabulau671/
Hoiwulu671/
Abulush671/
Abusluy671/

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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 Obulu
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