O'Brey Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

O'Brey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Brey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

O'Brey Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Brey is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of O'Brey reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 73 percent live, Kent, where 9 percent live and Worcestershire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

O'Brey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Brey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Brey surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Brey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

O'Brey earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.06% more than the national average, earning $60,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Briey920/
Obrey91579/
O'Bry912/
O'Bre912/
O'Bree83640/
O'Bray83172/
Osbrey8315/
Oubrey833/
O'Brie832/
Gobrey832/
Hobrey831/
O'Brae830/
Obry801,808/
Obre801,273/
Gobreya771/
Goubrey771/
O'Brier770/
Oubre732,800/
Gobre731,781/
Abrey731,324/
Obray73636/
Obrez73269/
Obrer73143/
Obrie73130/
Obret73114/
Gobry73109/
Obree73101/
Oubry7377/
Obroy7353/
Hobry7344/
Hobre7322/
Obryś7314/
Obres736/
O'bra736/
Obrea735/
Obryi735/
Obreu733/
Obrye733/
Obred733/
Obrae732/
Obrys731/
Oibre731/
Obrei731/
Obreč731/
Obroe731/
Ovrey730/
Osbry730/
O'Brecht7126/
D'Aubrey7113/
O'Breeie710/
Aubrey6710,797/
Obreja676,781/
Houbre67550/
Hobrei6799/
Asbrey6795/
Obreht6795/
Obrier6780/
Gobrie6778/
Obrije6755/
Oubrie6747/
Gabrey6742/
Hobryi6740/
Obreia6738/
Obreha6730/
Obress6720/
Obriet6716/
Obrest6712/
Gobray679/
Obraye676/
Obroie675/
Hobrej675/
Obroya674/
D'Abre674/
Obrayi673/
Obryay673/
Obrych673/
Goubre673/
Ottbre672/
Obrejo672/
Gobriy671/
Obraie671/
Obreoi671/
Obrezz671/
Obried671/
Oubrae671/
Hobray671/
D'Obry671/
Aybrey671/
Gobrei671/
Abreay671/
Abreyo671/
Aibrey671/
Abreyi671/
Obrech671/
Obrecz671/
Goubry671/
Obries671/
Hoobry670/
Oubray670/
Obreit670/
Hobret670/
Abrehy670/
Hovrey670/

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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'Brey
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