Obetele Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obetele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Obetele 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
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Obetele Demographics

Obetele Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Obetele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obetele occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obetele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obetele is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obetele reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,007,822. In Kenya Obetele is most frequent in: Busia County, where 39 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 39 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Obetele occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Obetele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Obeitele937/
Obetile8633/
Abetele866/
Obatele861/
Obeteli861/
Obitele861/
Obotele861/
Abethele8015/
Abetelie801/
Obeistehele780/
Abeteli7152/
Abetela711/
Obatale711/
Ebotele711/
Ebieteli6779/
Abethell6714/
Obitiles671/
Abuitele671/
Habetale671/
Obotolei671/
Hebatele671/
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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 Obetele
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