Obelly Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Obelly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Obelly Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obelly Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Obelly occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obelly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Obelly reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Obelly is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria Obelly is primarily found in: Niger, where 94 percent live, Ebonyi, where 5 percent live and Rivers, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Obelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Obelly surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obelley9288/
Goubelly863/
Obella83893/
Abelly83333/
Obelle83317/
Obilly8322/
Obelli8321/
Obly8021/
Oubella775,570/
Gobelli7773/
Gobelle7731/
Hobella7711/
Oubelli775/
Oubelle775/
Abeully771/
Abelley771/
Abellay771/
Gobilly771/
Obelles771/
Obellai771/
Abaelly771/
Oebelli771/
Obellie770/
Obley73789/
Obloy7398/
Oblay7347/
Gobly7320/
Oubly7313/
Hobly738/
Oblla733/
Oblys731/
Oblle731/
Osbly731/
Oblli731/
Goubelle71273/
Abelleyt719/
Houbella716/
Houbelli712/
Hobellia711/
Abellahy711/
Houbllay711/
Abella6766,774/
Abelli671,682/
Hobley671,514/
Obille67670/
Obilla67337/
Abelle67277/
Oublla67172/
Gobley6762/
Abilly6728/
Goubly6722/
Ubelle6721/
Obilli6714/
Abellá6712/
Ubelli676/
Abellí672/
Ubella671/
Hoblli671/
Hoblla671/
Omplly671/
Àbella671/
Goblay671/
Abllay671/
Oubellaid671/
Hoobly670/

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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
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  • 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 Obelly
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