Obul Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Obul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
India941:8,160,270170,569
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
China61:227,886,92811,701
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Obul (2,301) may also be a first name.

Obul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obul (Marathi: ओबुल) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obul? popularity and diffusion

Obul is the 988,329th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Obul reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Obul is also the 155,358th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 2,301 people.

The surname Obul is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 77 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 9 percent reside and Siaya County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Obul Last Name Statistics demography

Obul earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning $94,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obule891,564/
Hobul8952/
Gobul8910/
Obull896/
Obeul892/
Obaul891/
Obuile8066/
Oboule8063/
Obucel8023/
Obulle8017/
Hosbul807/
Obulth802/
Obusil802/
Gobaul801/
Obutil801/
Osbule801/
Obusel801/
Obuule801/
Osbull801/
Osboul801/
Abul7536,468/
Obol754,093/
Ubul75113/
Ebul7553/
Ovul757/
Ousboul73136/
Obulova733/
Ouboule733/
Gouboul733/
Obuchel732/
Obutell730/
Aboul6713,619/
Abule675,710/
Abuul671,845/
Abgul67803/
Awoul67552/
Habul67544/
Aubul67246/
Owule67175/
Gabul67168/
Abaul67103/
Abuhl6790/
Aabul6777/
Abull6761/
Hobol6730/
Gowul6718/
Gubul6717/
Abeul6716/
Abuil6713/
Asbul6712/
Abuld6712/
Ubule6711/
Ubeul6711/
Govul6710/
Eboul679/
Atbul676/
Abulh674/
Hovul674/
Abhul674/
Ovule673/
Oboll671/
Avoul671/
Oubol671/
Onpul671/
Ompul671/
Ubull671/
Oboel671/
Hubul671/
Ouboulle671/
Owhul671/
Abult671/

Obul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obul in the Marathi language
ओबुलobula60
ओबूलobula40

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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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  • 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 Obul
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