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
Obela (Oriya: ଓେବଲ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Obéla. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 379,286th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. Obela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Obela reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Obela is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 70 people.
Obela is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 96,872. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bukedea District, where 13 percent are found, Pallisa District, where 12 percent are found and Soroti District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 37 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
Obela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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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