Obal Surname
Approximately 5,737 people bear this surname
Obal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,355 | 1:42,989 | 6,855 |
| Yemen | 798 | 1:33,114 | 3,050 |
| Uganda | 628 | 1:62,164 | 7,146 |
| Poland | 429 | 1:88,598 | 13,684 |
| United States | 349 | 1:1,038,564 | 76,174 |
| Slovenia | 194 | 1:12,823 | 3,068 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| Ukraine | 123 | 1:370,103 | 45,485 |
| Germany | 98 | 1:821,484 | 59,964 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Chile | 72 | 1:244,673 | 7,410 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Czechia | 36 | 1:295,374 | 37,799 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 1:114,392 | 10,866 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Obál (39) & Öbal (1) are calculated separately.
Obal (1,003) may also be a first name.
Obal Demographics
Average Obal Salary in
United States
$49,910 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Obál or Öbal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,245th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,270,271 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Obal reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Obal is also the 254,051st most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,003 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,355 people, or 1 in 42,989. In The Philippines Obal is mostly concentrated in: Bicol, where 34 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 17 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname exists 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 occurrence of Obal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obal surname increased 5,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Obal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Obal last name are 22.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.41% being registered with the political 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
Obal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obal in the Hindi language | ||
| ओबाल | obala | - |
| Obal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓବାଲ | obala | 50 |
| ଓବଲ | obala | 50 |
| Obal in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबाळ | obala | 50 |
| ओबळ | obala | 25 |
| ओबल | obala | 25 |
| Obal in the Russian language | ||
| Обаль | obal | - |
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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 Obal
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