Obelley Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Obelley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Obelley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obelley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obelley occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obelley? popularity and diffusion
Obelley is the 1,994,173rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Obelley live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Obelley is primarily found in: Rivers, where 91 percent reside, Delta, where 1 percent reside and Kaduna, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Obelley
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