Obala Surname
Approximately 4,494 people bear this surname
Obala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,307 | 1:20,017 | 2,321 |
| Uganda | 1,333 | 1:29,287 | 4,017 |
| Nigeria | 393 | 1:450,745 | 23,038 |
| Congo | 146 | 1:34,172 | 3,362 |
| Tanzania | 127 | 1:416,863 | 29,360 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Obala (532) may also be a first name.
Obala Demographics
Average Obala Salary in
United States
$48,714 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obala (Marathi: ओबला, Oriya: ଓବଳା) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Obala.
How Common Is The Last Name Obala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 104,423rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,621,617 people. Obala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Obala reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 365,707th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 532 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,307 people, or 1 in 20,017. In Kenya Obala is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 23 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Obala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Obala earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓବଳା | obala | - |
| Obala in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबला | obala | 50 |
| ओबाळा | obala | 25 |
| ओबळा | obala | 25 |
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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 Obala
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