Obeley Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Obeley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Obeley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obeley (Russian: Обелей) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obeley reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 83 percent live and Bong County, where 17 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obeley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obeley in the Russian language | ||
| Обелей | obelej | - |
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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 Obeley
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