Shobaloju Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Shobaloju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shobaloju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5061:350,08518,916
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294

Shobaloju (15) may also be a first name.

Shobaloju Last Name Facts

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

Shobaloju occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shobaloju? popularity and diffusion

Shobaloju is the 602,749th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shobaloju live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 350,085. In Nigeria Shobaloju is primarily found in: Lagos, where 68 percent live, Ogun, where 14 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoobaloju954/
Sobaloju94694/
Shoboloju893/
Shobalozu892/
Shobaliju891/
Soobaloju891/
Siobaloju891/
Sobalodjou846/
Sobalaju822/
Soboloju821/
Sabaloju821/
Sobaliju821/
Sobaluju821/
Shobolaju782/
Sobalodzhu743/
Souwalaou671/

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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 Shobaloju
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