Obal Forename

254,051st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Obal Forename Definition:

O'-bal, inconvenience of old age, flowing. The eighth son of Joktan. Gen. x. 28.

Obal Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
7191:246,9609,926
Papua New Guinea
 
90%
501:163,04614,187
India
100%
491:24,793,428543,562
Venezuela
100%
331:915,20920,285
United States-221:16,478,954142,653
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Peru
100%
181:1,766,19219,056
Indonesia-121:21,496,972534,363
Philippines
100%
91:11,778,831158,973
Mexico
100%
91:13,793,82537,132
El Salvador-61:1,056,9646,645
Honduras
100%
61:1,469,57813,832
Brazil-51:42,847,231319,361
Nicaragua
100%
51:1,203,66714,616
Colombia-51:9,555,78540,229
South Sudan
100%
41:2,887,7551,822
Uganda
100%
31:13,652,30774,436
Paraguay
100%
31:2,412,2689,978
Uruguay-31:1,142,54610,015
Lebanon
100%
21:2,813,78613,895
Afghanistan
50%
 
21:16,311,75848,279
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509

Obal (5,737) may also be a surname.

Obal Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

O'-bal, inconvenience of old age, flowing. The eighth son of Joktan. Gen. x. 28.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: heaping confusion.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Obal Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobal891,562/
Osbal89285/
Obale89126/
Hobal8922/
Obaal895/
Obald894/
Obhal893/
Obeal892/
Obail892/
Oubal892/
Oobal891/
Oball891/
Obatl891/
Oubale8095/
Obaile8019/
Gobhal8011/
Goibal8010/
Hosbal808/
Osbald806/
Obahle805/
Hobale804/
Obgail804/
Goubal803/
Oballe803/
Oojbal803/
Osbalt802/
Otball802/
Goobal801/
Gohbal801/
Houbal801/
Hoobal801/
Oobail801/
Obaale801/
Obaild801/
Obatel801/
Goball801/
Abal755,044/
Owal752,370/
Oval75802/
Ebal75568/
Ubal75269/
Obol75218/
Úbal751/
Oojjbal736/
Houbaal732/
Gooball731/
Ouballe731/
Obalowa731/
Ubale6719,042/
Ompal6710,230/
Habal674,755/
Gabal671,010/
Ubald67749/
Abale67726/
Osval67569/
Goval67568/
Hebal67508/
Ubhal67372/
Atbal67246/
Hubal67204/
Abhal67180/
Ujbal67154/
Gubal67121/
Ebhal6779/
Abaul6772/
Asbal6771/
Ubail6759/
Abeal6758/
Abail6751/
Abgal6744/
Ebaal6740/
Aabal6736/
Owale6734/
Oveal6733/
Aubal6733/
Osual6724/
Hoval6720/
Hobol6717/
Ovald6716/
Howal6716/
Ovail6714/
Obole6713/
Aebal6713/
Ağbal6710/
Abaal6710/
Ovhal679/
Ovale679/
Abasl679/
Ojval678/
Ovall678/
Ubaal678/
Abalt678/
Usbal677/
Ouwal677/
Otval676/
Abald676/
Ebaul676/
Gobol676/
Oival675/
Ehbal675/
Aball675/
Ahbal674/
Ubalt673/
Owall673/
Owual673/
Abalh673/
Abahl673/
Eball673/
Eubal673/
Oboul673/
Obolt672/
Obeil672/
Owail672/
Owhal672/
Ebail672/
Oubol672/
Ouval672/
Abayl672/
Owwal671/
Ebeal671/
Abajl671/
Uball671/
Ubeal671/
Ubgal671/
Osbol671/
Ovalh671/
Hobhalle671/
Ooval671/
Ohual671/
Ohwal671/
Ojual671/
Ojwal671/
Oboil671/
Obold671/
Oyval671/
Oweal671/
Opoal671/
Ybwal671/
Hübal671/

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  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obal