Obola Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Obola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Obola (78) may also be a first name.
Obola Demographics
Obola Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Obola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obola (Georgian: ობოლა, Russian: Обола) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obola? popularity and diffusion
Obola is the 1,409,418th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Obola reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 25 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Obola is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 78 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Obola is most prevalent in: Pallisa District, where 30 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 28 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Uganda Obola is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.
Obola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Obola surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obola in the Georgian language | ||
| ობოლა | obola | - |
| Obola in the Russian language | ||
| Обола | obola | - |
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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 Obola
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