Throughout the world, Орбели (Orbeli 
, Орбели 
) is a rare epicene first name. The given name Орбели is characteristic of Georgia, where it is a rare masculine name, Nicaragua, where it is a rare feminine name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Very seldom, Орбели is the last name as well as the forename.