Olabobe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olabobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olabobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Olabobe (22) may also be a first name.

Olabobe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olabobe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olabobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olabobe is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Olabobe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olabobe is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Olabobe is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ondo, where 24 percent reside, Osun, where 24 percent reside and Ekiti, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaboby861/
Aliabobe801/
Alabobesh751/
Alaboubeid7170/
Alabebe7166/
Olababa7160/
Alaboba713/
Alawobe711/
Alababe711/
Olabampe6750/
Olabanpe6714/
Alhabobi677/
Elaboubi676/
Alaboibi673/
Alhaboby672/
Alahbabe671/
Alhabebe671/
Golababy671/
Golababi671/
Elhababe671/

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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 Olabobe
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