Obely Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Obely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Obely (17) may also be a first name.

Obely Last Name Facts

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

Obely is found most frequently in Liberia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obely is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Obely reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Obely is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia Obely is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 63 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 31 percent are found and Margibi County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Obely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obely last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobely9198/
Obeley917/
Obiely917/
Obealy911/
Obelya911/
Goubely83204/
Obeiley832/
Gobelay832/
Hobelay830/
O'Biely830/
Obele807,058/
Abely802,999/
Obela80941/
Obeli80416/
Obily806/
Gobeli733,188/
Obaily73173/
Habely73130/
Abelay73127/
Hobela7399/
Abeily7397/
Obelai7397/
Gobele7394/
Obieli7378/
Obiele7357/
Oubela7349/
Oebele7332/
Obeler7329/
Obelis7329/
Obeele7329/
Abeley7321/
Hubely7317/
Obelii7317/
Obeles7314/
Obeile7310/
Abelyt7310/
Obelia739/
Oubelé736/
Gubely736/
Obeala736/
Obelio736/
Obeleh734/
Obilyo734/
Abelya734/
Obelet734/
Obelea733/
Hobele733/
Ovelay732/
Obiley732/
Gabely732/
Abelyo732/
Obeliz732/
Obeyle732/
Oveley731/
Oively731/
Hovely731/
Obgele731/
Obelee731/
Obeali731/
Obelie731/
Hóbely731/
Oubeli731/
Obgeli731/
Obeeli731/
Gobily731/
Abealy731/
Abiely731/
Oubelouhy711/
Obelets67459/
Gobilay67115/
Hubelyt6757/
Ovelhey6745/
Obayley6737/
Hobeila6722/
Goubele6710/
Gobelio676/
Obelesh674/
Gobhele674/
Gobeyle674/
Goubily674/
Hovelly674/
Obielie672/
Aubelay672/
Obelich671/
Abeïlay671/
Abeilly671/
Hobelit671/
Houbela671/
Hojbeli671/
Oubelha671/
Obhilay671/
Goibele671/
Gubeliy671/
Abeully671/
Abieley671/
Obhiele671/
Obelaja671/
Oubelid671/
Obelith671/
Gobelhi670/
Hubeley670/
Hoovely670/

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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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  • 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 Obely
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