Obley Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Obley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo5251:13,8053,854
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Yemen781:338,7869,970
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Obley (30) may also be a first name.

Obley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obley is carried by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obley is the 435,329th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Obley reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Other than Togo Obley is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 10 percent are found.

Obley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obley surname grew 281 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obley surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Obley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobley911,514/
Gobley9162/
Oble891,665/
Obly8921/
Obelley8388/
Goubley831/
Hoobley830/
Goble8015,358/
Oblea803,583/
Abley801,118/
Oblie80999/
Hoble80781/
Obled80643/
Oblet80627/
Obler80224/
Obloy8098/
Oblez8081/
Ebley8057/
Obles8057/
Owley8051/
Oblay8047/
Obleh8023/
Gobly8020/
Oblej8013/
Oubly8013/
Hobly808/
Ouble805/
Osble804/
Oblue803/
Osbly801/
Ubley801/
Oblle801/
Oblys801/
Ovley800/
Obilleye772/
Howley738,722/
Hubley733,083/
Hobler73977/
Obille73670/
Obelle73317/
Obelly73138/
Hoblet73108/
Obletz7380/
Hovley7379/
Gouble7365/
Oublie7356/
Hoblea7354/
Habley7349/
Aubley7337/
Gubley7333/
Obleas7332/
Ableya7331/
Goblee7329/
Oblesh7323/
Goubly7322/
Obilly7322/
Hobles7315/
Goible7315/
Hebley7311/
Hobleu7311/
Gabley736/
Houble732/
Govley731/
Ouwley731/
Aebley731/
Uibley731/
Oblett731/
Obliya731/
Obliye731/
Oublee731/
Oubleu731/
O'Blue731/
Goblay731/
Ableey731/
Owleye731/
Owloey731/
Abhley730/
Hoeble730/
Hoobly730/
Able6711,593/
Eble674,151/
Obla671,639/
Hoobler671,253/
Ably67837/
Owle67165/
Obli67153/
Uble6749/
Gobille6742/
Gobelle6731/
Houbleu6717/
Ovle6711/
Goublea6711/
Oubleih679/
Houbler678/
Ubly678/
Oubelle675/
Goblayi674/
Hoblett672/
Owly672/
Oblaiyi672/
Houblie672/
Obilles672/
Owelley671/
Hubleye671/
Goobloe671/
Gablley671/
Gableyi671/
Hoshbly671/
Oblé671/
Obelles671/
Obillet671/
Ăble671/
Goublya671/
Gobilly671/
Gobleja671/
Hableye671/
Abelley671/
Abilley671/
Houbleh671/
Ovly671/
Oblj671/
Obiller671/
Hoblest670/
Gouvley670/
Obellie670/
Hoobles670/
Howlley670/
Hobletz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obley
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