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Globally, Obel (Obel , عوبل ) is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The first name Obel is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Cuba, where it is quite a rare male name, Nicaragua, where it is a rare boy's name, and the Dominican Republic. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Cuba, Mexico, and Tanzania. More frequently, Obel is the last name as well as the forename.