Okolobo Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Okolobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okolobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okolobo (19) may also be a first name.

Okolobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okolobo is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okolobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Okolobo is the 1,691,963rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okolobo reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okolobo is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

Okolobo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 86 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Delta, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoloboh933/
Okolobou931/
Okoloba86903/
Okolubo8611/
Okolabo864/
Akolobo862/
Ekolobo861/
Ocolobo861/
Okolebo861/
Okolobah8036/
Okolouba8019/
Akoloboa801/
Okalebo713,286/
Okulabo7114/
Okolaba717/
Akalobo713/
Okelebo712/
Akouloubou711/
Acolobo711/
Okulubo711/
Okalubo711/
Okallebo6740/
Akolabou679/
Akoulabo678/
Okolabah676/
Akeloboh673/
Okalaebo671/
Akalgobo671/

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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 Okolobo
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