O'Bey Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

O'Bey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Bey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha191:30862
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

O'Bey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Bey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Bey is more frequently found in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Bey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of O'Bey live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-African Atlantic Ocean.

This surname is most numerous in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 308. In Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha O'Bey is most prevalent in: Saint Helena, where 100 percent are found. Barring Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

O'Bey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Bey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Bey last name increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Bey Last Name Statistics demography

O'Bey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.61% more than the national average, earning $69,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obey895,696/
Obeya801,736/
Gobey801,371/
Osbey80275/
Obeyi80232/
Obeye80182/
Obeyo80147/
O'Bee8084/
O'Boy8076/
Hobey8061/
Obeyd8052/
Oubey8043/
Obeyh8040/
Obeys8023/
O'Bea807/
Obiey804/
O'Bye802/
Otbey801/
Obehy801/
Obhey801/
Obeiy801/
Obeey801/
Oebey801/
O'Bay800/
Oybey800/
Obe7524,149/
Oby75871/
Houbey7349/
Oubeye7343/
Ousbey7332/
O'Beid7330/
Goubey7330/
Gobeya7326/
O'Boye7323/
Goobey7320/
Oubeya739/
Hosbey739/
Obeyie736/
Oubeyd735/
O'Baya735/
Obeyah735/
Obeyas733/
Obeyed732/
Obieya732/
Obeyat732/
O'Boyd732/
Obeyoo732/
Oubeiy731/
E'Beye731/
Oubeyo731/
Oebeyi731/
Obeyes731/
Obeyit731/
Obieyi731/
Obieyo731/
O'Beat731/
Obeyaa731/
Obeyoh731/
Obheya731/
Hobiey731/
Gobeye731/
Obed6730,115/
Abey6719,977/
Ober6711,441/
Hobe677,989/
Obie677,037/
Gobe676,151/
Hoby674,780/
Osby671,937/
Obei671,782/
Ovey671,717/
Obay671,665/
Goby671,528/
Obeh671,485/
Obae671,434/
Ebey671,380/
Obes671,309/
Obee671,119/
Oboy67724/
Obet67721/
Obue67657/
Oibe67586/
Obea67310/
Oboe67290/
Obez67204/
Oube6768/
Oobe6750/
Housbey6748/
Obye6745/
Goubeyi6742/
Obhe6738/
Obyć6733/
Öbey6730/
Obge6728/
Obyt6722/
Owey6722/
Oebe6715/
Obiy6711/
Obuy678/
Obyd678/
Otbe677/
Obej676/
Obyi675/
Otby675/
Ojbe674/
Oeby674/
O'Betts673/
Osbe673/
Ouby673/
Obeu673/
Oybe673/
Obje673/
Ohbe672/
Obys672/
Obeï672/
Obyo672/
Obep672/
Oiby671/
Gobheye671/
Ojby671/
Houbeye671/
Obée671/
O'Beach671/
O'Beets671/
Goubeiy671/
Goubeye671/
A'Be671/
Ooby671/
Ohby671/

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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 O'Bey
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