O'Bien Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Bien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Bien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

O'Bien Last Name Facts

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

O'Bien occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name O'Bien is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of O'Bien live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname O'Bien is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States O'Bien is most frequent in: Idaho, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Iowa, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 20 percent live and Namibia, where 10 percent live.

O'Bien Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Bien earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obien911,751/
O'Ben9113/
O'Bin913/
Oubien837/
Hobien833/
O'Bain831/
Obienn831/
O'Beng831/
Oben808,597/
Obin803,777/
Obeng73137,360/
Abien7316,096/
Gobin7314,136/
Obina737,420/
Hobin731,957/
Goben731,370/
Hoben731,225/
Obing73725/
Obuin73431/
Osben73307/
Ouben73210/
Obion73194/
Osbin7334/
Obijn7331/
Obuen7330/
Oybin7314/
Obend7310/
Obinn738/
Obent736/
Obenn735/
Obink733/
Oubin733/
Obeen733/
Obind731/
Oibin731/
Ooben731/
Otben730/
Houben6713,076/
Goubin671,586/
Gobina671,012/
Hoobin67243/
Obinne67167/
Obenne6788/
Oubina6785/
Houbin6784/
Gobion6780/
Gobeen6771/
Hooben6766/
Hobing6757/
Hobijn6751/
Hoibin6739/
Obn6729/
Obeeng6728/
Hoşben6717/
Gouben6714/
Hosbin6710/
Hosben678/
Hotben676/
Goobin674/
Ousbin674/
Hobgin674/
Hoybin673/
Huobin672/
Obinqu672/
Obinnq672/
Oobeng672/
Hobeng672/
Gobijn672/
Oybene671/
Oubing671/
Oubeng671/
Ojbene671/
Hobinc671/
Hoiben671/
Obinnd671/
Habien671/
Hojbin671/
Hoyben671/
Hobaen670/
Gooben670/
Hobinn670/
Osbend670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Bien
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