Obelon Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obelon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obelon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1041:375,37824,063
Congo91:554,34412,633

Obelon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obelon is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obelon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obelon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. Obelon is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Obelon live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 375,378. In Uganda Obelon is primarily found in: Kumi District, where 54 percent reside, Ngora District, where 14 percent reside and Amuria District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obelong921/
Obeloten863/
Abelon83684/
Obilon838/
Ebelon838/
Obolon832/
Obalon831/
Obelun831/
Ébelon831/
Abelong771,280/
Gabelon7715/
Oubalon777/
Obiloun773/
Abelone772/
Abelond772/
Abelion772/
Abeloon772/
Obelyan772/
Obilonn771/
Ubelhon771/
Hovelon770/
Abeillon71310/
Obalohun7130/
Gobelian7123/
Hobelant719/
Ouballon717/
Hobeland714/
Gobelyan713/
Obuillon710/
Abalon671,014/
Obalan67398/
Obilom67332/
Abilon67214/
Abelan67135/
Abelun6789/
Habeillon6768/
Avelon6764/
Abolon6762/
Obilan6755/
Obelanova6719/
Ebilon679/
Ebelan679/
Abelom679/
Ebolon677/
Abylon672/
Ebalon672/
Ovilon671/

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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 Obelon
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