Obsel Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Obsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Obšel (28) are calculated separately.

Obsel (3) may also be a first name.

Obsel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obsel is found most in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant: Obšel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obsel? popularity and diffusion

Obsel is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Obsel live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Obsel is also the 7,463,778th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 3 people.

The surname Obsel is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obšel9328/
Hobsel911/
Obsil807/
Absel803/
Obgel801/
Ebsel801/
Opsel800/
Absell7325/
Hopsel735/
Hubsel734/
Howsel732/
Absuel731/
Opsell730/
Hebsel730/
Ubsell730/
Gowsell67112/
Gobsill6756/
Obschil6723/
Ovsl674/
Howsell673/
Opsl672/
Objl671/
Absl671/
Gopszel671/
Habsell671/
Hopselt671/
Hobscheldt671/
Hobzell671/
Hobcell670/

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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 Obsel
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