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 surname Obley is found most frequently in Togo. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Obley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 435,329th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Obley are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Without taking into account Togo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Yemen, where 10 percent reside.

Obley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence 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 holding the Obley surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political 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
  • 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 Obley
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