Obetel Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obetel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obetel Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Obetel Last Name Facts

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

Obetel is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obetel.

How Common Is The Last Name Obetel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Obetel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obetel live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is most common in: Pallisa District, where 47 percent reside, Katakwi District, where 24 percent reside and Kumi District, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obeitele867/
Abetel8371/
Obeele8329/
Obehel831/
Gabetel775/
Obele737,058/
Obeal73253/
Obeul732/
Obeil731/
Obgel731/
Abethell7114/
Obeistehele710/
Gobeil674,547/
Abeele67186/
Obeile6710/
Hobele673/
Obeyle672/
Abeelh671/
Gobhel671/
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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 Obetel
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