O'Byrn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Byrn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Byrn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

O'Byrn Last Name Facts

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

O'Byrn occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

O'Byrn is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Byrn live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada O'Byrn is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent live. Outside of Canada O'Byrn occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

O'Byrn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Byrn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Byrn Last Name Statistics demography

O'Byrn earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning $46,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Byrne926,033/
Obyrn9121/
Obyrne831,852/
O'Bern8326/
O'Beirn77125/
Osbyrne7719/
O'Berne774/
O'Biren773/
Oobyrne771/
O'Birne771/
O'Berin770/
Obern73261/
Owyrn731/
Obirn730/
O'Beirne712,198/
O'Bergin712/
O'Beiren711/
O'Beerne710/
Gobern67442/
Oberin67356/
Obirin67133/
Osbern67117/
Obiren6770/
Hobern6766/
Osbirn6744/
Oberne6736/
Obeirn6726/
Obirne6715/
Oberen675/
Abyrne674/
Abyrin672/
Ovyrne672/
Oberyn671/
Ebyryn671/
O'Beirene671/
Obiern670/

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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'Byrn
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