Obel is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Obel
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Obel

How popular is Obel?

Obel is common in Kenya.

Obel is ranked 68571 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Obels grew by 14.28571 per cent to 144 since 2000 and ranked 120187 after elevating 5452 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.72 93.65
Black 9.72 0
Obel is quite popular family name mostly used in Uganda while Denmark is ahead in terms of density. Around 6595 people have been found who wears Obel as their family name. Obel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,914 Mauritania10
615,517 Russia6
46,707 New Zealand5
6,266 Luxembourg2
20,595 China2
24,766 Scotland2
44,018 Poland2
54,135 Philippines2
34,681 Norway2
26,123 Malaysia2
139,444 Brazil2
24,176 Qatar1
2,505 Congo1
15,705 Cameroon1
174,544 Czech Republic1
91,024 Belgium1
1,704,541 India1
17,236 Ghana1
7,941 Guatemala1
5,467 Haiti1
9,498 Iceland1
7,790 Zambia1
29,774 Venezuela1
38,830 Morocco1
81,201 Switzerland1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
53,193 Spain35
227,547 Indonesia28
126,462 England22
100,009 Australia15
189,966 Canada11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
Countries with hundreds of Obel:
893 Denmark590
13,822 Tanzania328
43,536 Germany235
30,064 South Africa183
118,738 United States182
Countries with thousands of Obel:
2,006 Uganda2,987
3,165 Kenya1,805
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Obel Namesakes

  • Agnes Obel, Singer-songwriter
  • Agnes Obel, Singer-songwriter
  • Fulgencio Obelmejias, Boxer
  • Agnes Obel, Singer-songwriter
  • Fulgencio Obelmejias, Boxer
  • Agnes Obel, Singer-songwriter
  • Fulgencio Obelmejias, Boxer
  • Fulgencio Obelmejias, Boxer
  • Agnes Obel, Singer-songwriter

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