Obla Surname

243,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Obla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4091:125,7228,241
Ivory Coast1211:190,6718,308
India411:18,708,912282,725
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England161:3,482,379114,324
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Obla (481) may also be a first name.

Obla Last Name Facts

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

Obla (Hindi: ओबला) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,312th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,446,337 people. The surname Obla is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Obla live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 387,696th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 481 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,409 people, or 1 in 125,722. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 70 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Plateau, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Obla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Obla surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Obla earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oblea893,583/
Oblad89523/
Oblap89422/
Oblas89191/
Oblat89153/
Gobla89135/
Oblay8947/
Oblau8922/
Oubla8916/
Oblia8915/
Oblah8910/
Oblai896/
Hobla894/
Oblla893/
Osbla891/
Obella80893/
Obilla80337/
Oublla80172/
Hoblaj80168/
Oblach8066/
Oblath8054/
Hoblea8054/
Goubla8050/
Oblast8048/
Obleas8032/
Obhlai804/
Hoblia803/
Obloha803/
Oblatt802/
Oblais801/
Oblats801/
Hoblla801/
Hoblai801/
Oublia801/
Oblias801/
Goblah801/
Goblay801/
Oblaid801/
Oblass801/
Oublad801/
Abla756,046/
Oble751,665/
Ebla75410/
Obli75153/
Ovla7559/
Oblo7525/
Obly7521/
Ubla752/
Owla752/
Oblé751/
Oblj751/
Oubella735,570/
Oublaid73277/
Hobilla7394/
Gobilla7387/
Gobella7317/
Goublea7311/
Hobella7311/
Oubilla734/
Goublia733/
Obillah733/
Obillas732/
Obellah732/
Obellai731/
Goublya731/
Oboella731/
Goble6715,358/
Ablay675,613/
Habla675,433/
Gabla671,736/
Oblie67999/
Obley67789/
Hoble67781/
Obled67643/
Oblet67627/
Ablas67614/
Ablad67462/
Ablat67402/
Obler67224/
Obloh67194/
Gobli67193/
Ablaj67136/
Ablah67117/
Obloy6798/
Oblez6781/
Ablai6780/
Hobli6772/
Obloj6765/
Obles6757/
Ablaß6752/
Owlia6749/
Ablia6741/
Ublea6730/
Ablla6728/
Ablaa6724/
Obleh6723/
Oblou6722/
Gobly6720/
Oubli6720/
Ablaz6719/
Ábela6717/
Hebla6716/
Aabla6714/
Oblej6713/
Oubly6713/
Howla6712/
Ouwla6712/
Gubla6711/
Goblo6711/
Goubella6711/
Hobly678/
Ovhla678/
Govla678/
Oubliaid677/
Oblui677/
Houbella676/
Owlad676/
Öblad676/
Eblah675/
Ouble675/
Hubla675/
Ablea675/
Osble674/
Hoblo674/
Onpla674/
Eblai674/
Oblij673/
Oblohova673/
Ublah672/
Ovlia672/
Oblot672/
Oblis671/
Oblli671/
Ovlay671/
Ovlea671/
Ompla671/
Osbly671/
Houbllay671/
Ablap671/
Abhla671/
Ablau671/
Oblio671/
Ablya671/
Owlea671/
Hotbella671/
Hobellia671/
Owlya671/
Oblle671/
Ublad671/
Ablaï671/
Aubla671/
Oubillah671/
Hobellah671/
Oblys671/

Obla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obla in the Hindi language
ओबलाobala-

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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 Obla
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