Tobalawi Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tobalawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tobalawi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
England41:13,929,515290,718

Tobalawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobalawi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Tobalawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobalawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Tobalawi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Tobalawi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Tobalawi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabalawi884/
Tabalabi751/
Taballawa711/
Tobolavich671/
Tavalavi632/
Tabalabe632/
Tovalave631/
Tabalyova5919/
Taboulawa591/
Tobolovich561/
Tabalobe509/
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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 Tobalawi
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