Olobu Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Olobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Olobu (17) may also be a first name.
Olobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olobu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olobu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olobu is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Olobu are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name Olobu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Olobu is most frequent in: Ondo, where 36 percent live, Ebonyi, where 29 percent live and Bayelsa, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliobu | 91 | 95 | / |
| Oluobu | 91 | 37 | / |
| Golobu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Holobud | 83 | 30 | / |
| Holobut | 83 | 20 | / |
| Holobuț | 83 | 2 | / |
| Goloubu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olobuha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oloubou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olowu | 80 | 13,966 | / |
| Alobu | 80 | 2,891 | / |
| Elobu | 80 | 820 | / |
| Olubu | 80 | 362 | / |
| Olabu | 80 | 142 | / |
| Olebu | 80 | 64 | / |
| Olovu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ulobu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oulobaud | 77 | 20 | / |
| Holobush | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hollobau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliobu | 73 | 570 | / |
| Hulobu | 73 | 249 | / |
| Alobud | 73 | 243 | / |
| Alobou | 73 | 88 | / |
| Oloboo | 73 | 70 | / |
| Olawou | 73 | 51 | / |
| Olowhu | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ollowu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Oloboe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Holabu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Olabou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Olouwu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aloibu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Olowou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olubou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oluowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Olowuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olowuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alobui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oliabu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oloowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehlobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olowuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oluubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aluobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alobuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golovu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oloweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Olyabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uolowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Golubu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouloubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hollobush | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oulabou | 67 | 961 | / |
| Allobou | 67 | 245 | / |
| Aloubou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Oloiboo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Holubeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Olasbuh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hullobu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hohlovu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aloboud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olouvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holabus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golubou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golovui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hollobauch | 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 Olobu
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