O'Briens Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Briens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Briens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England11:24,375,369195,128
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Briens Last Name Facts

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

O'Briens is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Briens are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,569,646. In Ireland O'Briens is most numerous in: Leinster, where 67 percent reside and Munster, where 33 percent reside. Other than Ireland this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 25 percent reside.

O'Briens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Briens has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Briens last name decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Briens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the O'Briens last name is predominantly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obriens931/
O'Brions880/
Obrense8016/
O'Brems802/
O'Bryns801/
Obrinse801/
Abrens715/
Obrence67216/
Gabrens6734/
Obrince6711/
Obrenze679/
Oobrenz673/
Obrinze671/
Eabrins670/
Abrems5711/
Abrims578/
Abrinje533/
Abrenje531/
Aubrims530/

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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'Briens
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