O'Brin Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

O'Brin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Brin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

O'Brin Last Name Facts

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

O'Brin occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of O'Brin click here.

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

The last name O'Brin is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname O'Brin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 150 percent of O'Brin are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name O'Brin is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 50 percent live and West Virginia, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 50 percent live.

O'Brin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Brin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Brin surname fell 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Brin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Brien92189,365/
O'Brion9294/
O'Brein9291/
O'Brain929/
O'Brink922/
Obrin91185/
Obrien83130,386/
Gobrin83885/
Obrion83278/
Obrink8328/
Obring8315/
Obrina835/
O'Bren835/
O'Bryn833/
Obrisn831/
Obrrin831/
Osbrin831/
O'Bryon77117/
O'Bryne7746/
Hobring7733/
Oobrien7726/
Hobrink7716/
O'Breen7715/
Oibrien774/
Osbring773/
Goubrin772/
Obrrien772/
Obrienn771/
Oïbrien771/
O'Broen771/
Hobrien771/
Oubrien770/
Ebrin731,467/
Abrin73556/
Obren73102/
Obryn7317/
Obrim7313/
Ovrin736/
Gobrn735/
Owrin733/
Obrne731/
Obrín731/
Osbrn731/
Obrinová7147/
Ossbring717/
O'Brynne712/
Obrinova711/
Abrina672,770/
Obryon67292/
Öbrink67160/
Oubrim67136/
Gabrin6792/
Abrinc6792/
Govrin6773/
Obreen6740/
Hovrin6731/
Gobren6727/
Abring6723/
Aubrin6722/
Habrin6715/
Ebrien6713/
Ovring6711/
Hebrin6710/
Hobren6710/
Abrink679/
Abrion677/
Aabrin676/
Abrien675/
Obroen673/
Ovrien672/
Obraen671/
Osbren671/
Osbrne671/
Obrzen671/
Öbring671/
Howrin670/
Obrehn670/
Obruen670/
Obreun670/

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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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  • 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'Brin
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