O Brien Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

O Brien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O Brien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Canada521:708,56956,910
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Venezuela381:794,84412,955
Wales281:110,5198,545
Panama161:244,5166,353
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Norway71:734,61250,907
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Ó Brien (1) are calculated separately.

O Brien Last Name Facts

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

O Brien occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ó Brien. Click here to see other potential spellings of O Brien.

How Common Is The Last Name O Brien? popularity and diffusion

The surname O Brien is the 712,393rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The surname O Brien occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of O Brien are found; 31 percent are found in Northern Europe and 28 percent are found in British Isles.

O Brien is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 34 percent reside, West Midlands, where 14 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 14 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

O Brien Last Name Statistics demography

The amount O Brien earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 247.5% more than the national average, earning 1,202,620 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,332 per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $56,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ó Brien951/
O' Brien931,706/
O Obrien930/
O Brieon930/
O Bruien930/
O Brienw930/
O Barien930/
O Brienn930/
O Briien930/
Obrien92130,386/
O'Brien86189,365/
Oobrien8626/
O-Brien8615/
Oberien868/
O Brian866/
Oibrien864/
Opbrien863/
Oborien863/
Obreien862/
Obrrien862/
Obirien862/
O Brein862/
Obbrien861/
Obraien861/
Obriean861/
Obrienn861/
Obroien861/
Obarien861/
Oïbrien861/
O Brine861/
O Broin861/
Obriene860/
O Brino860/
Obrieon860/
O Breyn860/
O Beren860/
Obriaen860/
O Berin860/
O Brene860/
Oubrien860/
Obriyen860/
O Brinn860/
O Briwn860/
Obriein860/
Obrienw860/
O Brina860/
O Biern860/
Obrin83185/
Obren83102/
Oboirien8085/
Obiriene8049/
O' Brian809/
O' Brain806/
Obiriyen803/
O'Briene802/
Oberwien802/
O'Braien802/
O'Briean801/
Ao Brian801/
Obiorien801/
Obraieni801/
O'B Rien801/
O'Bbrien801/
O'Briaen801/
O'Obrien801/
Obierien801/
O' Brein801/
O'Brieen800/
O Briann800/
O Breean800/
O Brrein800/
O Obrian800/
O Breene800/
O Byrine800/
O Obrine800/
O Breine800/
O Briano800/
Obrian773,562/
Oborin773,257/
Oberin77356/
Obrion77278/
Obrein77237/
Obrino77142/
Obirin77133/
Obrine7796/
Obroin7796/
Obrain7775/
Obreno7774/
Obiren7770/
Obryen7766/
Obarin7757/
Obreen7740/
Obaren7726/
Oburin7726/
Oprien7715/
Ebrien7713/
Oberen775/
O'Bren775/
Obrina775/
Obrean775/
Obriwn775/
Abrien775/
Aobrin774/
Obreon773/
Obroen773/
O'Brin772/
Ubrien772/
Oboren772/
Obraen771/
Obrene771/
Ibrien771/
Obreón771/
Obrrin771/
O Burn770/
O Brun770/
Obrehn770/
Obiern770/
Obruen770/
Obryin770/
Obreun770/
O Birn770/
Oboierien755/
Abo Riean754/
Obiriyenn751/
Oboiriene751/
O Beirene750/
Oborina713,577/
O'Brian712,568/
Ebirien711,321/
O'Broin71259/
Obierna71219/
Obarein71172/
Obirina71136/
Obarinu71134/
O'Brion7194/
O'Brein7191/
Obriain7185/
O'Bryen7168/
O'Brine7167/
Eberien7165/
Obaorin7165/
Ibriean7132/
Obereni7122/
Oberenu7121/
O Brown7116/
Obrayen7116/
Obraoin7116/
O'Breen7115/
Obarian7112/
Obriano7112/
U'Brien7110/
O Byrne7110/
O'Brain719/
Obriyan717/
O Beirn717/
Obriani716/
Obarina715/
Obriwin715/
Obierne714/
Obreine713/
O'Biren713/
Opriene713/
O Bryan713/
Oberina712/
Oberine712/
Oberini712/
Obreona712/
Obrrian712/
Obarion712/
Oberhen712/
Oberian712/
Obreanu712/
Oboioirien712/
Oberino712/
Obarine712/
Obrenya712/
Obernie711/
Obirian711/
O'Brean711/
O'Bryin711/
Ibirien711/
Aporien711/
Oboiren711/
Obarene711/
Abirien711/
Oobrian711/
Oboirin711/
Obreyon711/
Obryaen711/
Obryoen711/
Obureni711/
O Bryne711/
O'Broen711/
O-Brein711/
Ubarien711/
Abriena711/
Obarain711/
Obariun711/
Aberien711/
Obrinho711/
Obrinio711/
Obirene711/
O'Berin710/
O'Brene710/
O Braun710/
O Byran710/
O Byrno710/
O Birne710/
O Bearn710/
O Braan710/
O Buyrn710/
Obryenh710/
Obriney710/
Oborine710/
Oburine710/
Obriuni710/
O Byrna710/
Obrione710/
O Aburn710/
O Bryna710/
O Bryun710/
O Berna710/
Obreyan710/
O Burne710/
O Byron710/
O Barne710/
Ibren671,756/
Ibrin671,526/
Ebrin671,467/
Oborn671,383/
Ebren671,001/
Obrun67904/
Abrin67556/
Oprin67547/
Obran67514/
Oberiano67351/
Obern67261/
Opren67242/
O'Briain67231/
Ebiriene67203/
Abren67158/
Oburn67148/
Eberwien67118/
Obarewon6799/
Obron6793/
Abarienė6770/
O' Bryan6763/
Ubrin6759/
Oberwein6737/
Obyrn6721/
Oberenwa6720/
Eberiene6719/
Obryn6717/
Ighobriouen6716/
O'Bierne6714/
O' Byrne6713/
Obarenyo6711/
Oba-Orin6710/
Owobrenu679/
Obiriyan677/
Oberhein677/
Oubarian676/
Oburenyi676/
Abariene675/
Ebeirien675/
Obirinya674/
Abo Rian674/
O'Briane673/
Ebierien673/
Ibiriene673/
Obrionye673/
Obariwon673/
Obaourin673/
O Browne672/
Ebri-Eni672/
Obrán672/
Obaworin672/
Obreiano671/
Obrne671/
Awobarin671/
Oborinho671/
Obrna671/
Iboriena671/
Obarinya671/
Ebiriena671/
Oberione671/
Oobriane671/
Ou Baron671/
Oberiana671/
Obiriano671/
Obrín671/
O'Beiren671/
O'Bhroin671/
O'Braoin671/
Obaroene671/
Obarinnu671/
O Beirne671/
O'Berine670/
O'Bernie670/
O'Breein670/
O'Breine670/
Ua Broin670/
O Barron670/
O Barone670/
O Birney670/
O Bryane670/
Obirn670/
O Berran670/
O Beuran670/
Oberwain670/
Oberhean670/

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