O'Bern Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

O'Bern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Bern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States71:51,779,848968,877
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

O'Bern Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Bern is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of O'Bern.

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

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. O'Bern occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of O'Bern reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 50 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent live and City of Bristol, where 17 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

O'Bern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Bern has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the O'Bern surname declined 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Bern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Beirn92125/
O'Berne924/
O'Berin920/
Obern91261/
O'Beirne862,198/
O'Bergin862/
O'Beiren861/
O'Beerne860/
Gobern83442/
Oberin83356/
Osbern83117/
Hobern8366/
O'Born8337/
Oberne8336/
Obeirn8326/
O'Byrn839/
Oberen835/
Oberyn831/
Obiern830/
O'Beirene801/
O'Byrne776,033/
Obeirne77744/
Obering77189/
Oberink77142/
Goubern7755/
Obergin7711/
Oberien778/
O'Biren773/
Osberne773/
Oberina772/
Oberndt771/
Oberrne771/
O'Birne771/
Obergne771/
Oberend770/
Ousbern770/
Oysbern770/
Hoberen770/
Oosbern770/
Oborn731,383/
Overn73253/
Abern7394/
Obyrn7321/
Ebern733/
Owern731/
Obirn730/
Oberring718/
Obernova716/
Uoshbern711/
Obierien711/
Oborin673,257/
Aberin672,586/
Obyrne671,852/
Govern67668/
Overin67637/
Oberem67468/
Overen67205/
Habern67151/
Obirin67133/
Oboryn67114/
Obiren6770/
Obarin6757/
Gowern6746/
Osbirn6744/
Gabern6727/
Obaren6726/
Overne6725/
Overyn6725/
Hovern6720/
Hoborn6718/
Obirne6715/
Oweren6712/
Hebern6710/
Aberen679/
Oberim675/
Eberen675/
Aubern674/
Aabern673/
Owerin673/
Aberne672/
Oboren672/
Aberén672/
Oweryn671/
Howern671/
Asbern671/
Oeborn671/
Ooborn671/
Äberin671/
Eberin671/
Overnd670/
Hobarn670/

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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
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  • 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'Bern
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