Obela Surname
Approximately 941 people bear this surname
Obela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 403 | 1:96,872 | 9,830 |
| Congo | 352 | 1:14,174 | 1,776 |
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Obéla (1) are calculated separately.
Obela (70) may also be a first name.
Obela Demographics
Obela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obela (Oriya: ଓେବଲ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Obéla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 379,286th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. Obela is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Obela live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 70 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 96,872. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bukedea District, where 13 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 12 percent reside and Soroti District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Obela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Obela surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓେବଲ | oebala | 50 |
| ଓେବଲା | oebala | 50 |
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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 Obela
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