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 surname Obelly occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Obelly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obelly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obelly is the 1,511,557th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname 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.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 94 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 5 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Obelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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