Obal Surname

84,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Obal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,3551:42,9896,855
Yemen7981:33,1143,050
Uganda6281:62,1647,146
Poland4291:88,59813,684
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Slovenia1941:12,8233,068
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
Ukraine1231:370,10345,485
Germany981:821,48459,964
Canada841:438,63838,170
Chile721:244,6737,410
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Spain521:899,07835,195
Austria461:185,11823,639
Australia411:658,43245,385
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England161:3,482,379114,324
India161:47,941,586492,263
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
France121:5,535,227269,324
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Obál (39) & Öbal (1) are calculated separately.

Obal (1,003) may also be a first name.

Obal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obal (Hindi: ओबाल, Marathi: ओबाळ, Oriya: ଓବାଲ, Russian: Обаль) is found most in The Philippines. It can occur in the variant forms: Obál or Öbal. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obal is the 84,245th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,270,271 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Obal are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 254,051st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,003 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,355 people, or 1 in 42,989. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 34 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 17 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Obal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obal last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Obal are 22.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.41% registered with the party.

The amount Obal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning $49,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $55,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obál9239/
Öbal921/
Obale892,071/
Gobal891,463/
Oubal89268/
Obeal89253/
Hobal89192/
Osbal8918/
Oball894/
Obald893/
Obail893/
Obhal892/
Obalt891/
O'Bal891/
Oibal891/
Obaul891/
Oballe801,171/
Gobhal80436/
Oubale80424/
Ouhbal80273/
Hobale80252/
Obaile8080/
Obaale8071/
O'Ball8030/
Obasil8027/
Houbal8017/
Obalhe8014/
Goibal8011/
Eoubal807/
Hobald805/
Hosbal805/
Goball805/
Oubail804/
Hgobal803/
Obhale801/
Oobhal801/
Hobhal801/
Hoibal801/
Gobaul801/
Gobail801/
Ohbale801/
Obagli801/
Hoebal801/
Osbalt801/
Goubal801/
Outbal801/
Goobal801/
Osbald800/
Obayle800/
Hoball800/
Abal7512,377/
Obol754,093/
Ubal752,756/
Oval752,422/
Ebal751,826/
Owal75190/
Übal751/
Obalová7352/
Goibhal7314/
O'Balle739/
Obalova738/
Hoballe733/
Ouballe733/
Gobhail731/
O'Beall731/
Gooball731/
Ouhbale731/
Obalowa731/
O'Bayle730/
Ubale6770,850/
Owhal6712,933/
Gabal677,930/
Ovhal675,397/
Abale674,422/
Habal674,107/
Hoval673,154/
Hubal672,181/
Gubal671,205/
Hebal671,164/
Ovale67992/
Ağbal67941/
Owale67880/
Osval67791/
Goval67762/
Usbal67554/
Abail67532/
Howal67476/
Abeal67342/
Ahbal67278/
Ovall67228/
Ubhal67224/
Abgal67219/
Asbal67170/
Obole67150/
Aabal67147/
Abaul67103/
Gobol6795/
Abhal6771/
Oveal6761/
Ubald6750/
Ohval6739/
Hobol6730/
Obold6728/
Eball6727/
Abaal6726/
Goból6721/
Ohwal6720/
Ompal6719/
Ebhal6714/
Osual6712/
Otval6711/
Aubal6711/
Ouwal6710/
Aball679/
Ebaal678/
Ebeal677/
Ebail676/
Owail676/
Ovahl674/
Obohl674/
Abahl674/
Ojwal673/
Abalh673/
Ouval673/
Ubaal672/
Ovail672/
Oweal672/
Ehbal672/
Atbal672/
Obeul672/
Abalı672/
Obuol672/
Ovaal671/
Ovald671/
Ujbal671/
Uball671/
Obeil671/
Ovalı671/
Hébal671/
Ouballle671/
Owall671/
Owwal671/
Oballova671/
Uibal671/
Ubail671/
Uybal671/
Abalt671/
Aebal671/
Oboll671/
Ojual671/
Oubol671/
Oboil670/
Oboyl670/
Abald670/

Obal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obal in the Hindi language
ओबालobala-
Obal in the Oriya language
ଓବାଲobala50
ଓବଲobala50
Obal in the Marathi language
ओबाळobala50
ओबळobala25
ओबलobala25
Obal in the Russian language
Обальobal-

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