Obar Surname

127,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Obar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9941:50,7718,342
United States6581:550,84945,535
Kenya4481:103,0808,967
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England91:6,190,895170,599
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Obár (1) & Óbár (14) are calculated separately.

Obar (2,999) may also be a first name.

Obar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Obar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Obar (Hindi: ओबार) is found most in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant: Obár or Óbár. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,861st most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,055,145 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Obar live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 132,180th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,999 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,994 people, or 1 in 50,771. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: National Capital Region, where 19 percent reside, Ilocos, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Obar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Obar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Obar surname rose 567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Obar last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Obar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $44,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 271.28% more than the national average, earning $184,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obár921/
Obare899,636/
Obarr89703/
Gobar89590/
Obard89309/
Hobar89266/
Obear89247/
O'Bar89135/
Oibar89113/
Osbar8964/
Obair8950/
Otbar8911/
Obart8910/
Oubar899/
Obhar892/
Obasr891/
Obajr891/
Ojbar891/
Obaur891/
Óbár8314/
Hobart805,823/
Oubair80410/
Goubar80243/
Houbar80232/
O'Barr80210/
O'Bear8043/
Obaire8027/
Goobar8019/
Hobard8015/
Ousbar809/
Gobhar805/
Gobarh803/
Hobare802/
Hoobar802/
O'Bare802/
O'Bahr802/
Obhare801/
O'Bair801/
Ootbar801/
Hosbar801/
Obaare801/
Hojbar801/
Oubare801/
Obhair801/
Obharr801/
Obarre801/
Ojbare801/
Gohbar801/
Osbart800/
Oobair800/
Obeard800/
Abar7514,592/
Owar754,739/
Obor752,542/
Ebar75582/
Ovar75261/
Ubar75201/
Houbart731,105/
Oubaair739/
Ossbahr735/
Houbard735/
Oshbahr732/
Obarova731/
Otbhare731/
Osbartt731/
Hoobayr731/
Ouchbar731/
Osbahar731/
Gobharh731/
Houbatr731/
Hosbard730/
Osbarth730/
Oware6711,456/
Gubar675,465/
Hubar675,399/
Obour674,515/
Abare674,199/
Gabar672,885/
Obore672,235/
Abear671,764/
Abhar671,580/
Abair671,550/
Habar671,326/
Ubare671,321/
Abarh671,294/
Asbar67933/
Obuor67858/
Ahbar67833/
Aabar67722/
Govar67639/
Abart67535/
Ovard67511/
Hebar67447/
Gobor67380/
Atbar67378/
Ovhar67366/
Abgar67363/
Howar67303/
Ubhar67282/
Abarr67278/
Hobor67275/
Ubair67274/
Ovart67230/
Abaar67197/
Hovar6786/
Ompar6783/
Usbar6780/
Șovar6745/
Ovare6739/
Utbar6734/
Ebair6729/
Obeir6729/
Aubar6727/
Ojbor6723/
Abard6720/
Oborh6720/
Ojwar6717/
Oibor6716/
Osvar6713/
Ebear6712/
Osuar6710/
Osbor678/
Ubaar676/
Ubard675/
Owair675/
Ebarr675/
Uibar675/
Eubar674/
Ebhar674/
Aebar674/
Ebaar674/
Hobarova674/
Hoobartt673/
Abasr673/
Obgor673/
Oubor673/
Owhar673/
Hobarová673/
Oboor673/
Abarz673/
Otvar672/
Ovair672/
Ovear672/
Obhor672/
Obort672/
Abaur672/
Owear672/
Otbor672/
Hoobaard672/
Oivar671/
Eebar671/
A'Bar671/
Ubgar671/
Oboir671/
Obohr671/
Houbaird671/
Oowar671/
Oșvar671/
Oebor671/
Oborr671/
Ubart671/
Aïbar671/
Obotr671/
Abahr671/
Ovahr671/
Ohwar671/
Ebahr671/

Obar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obar in the Hindi language
ओबारobara50
ओबरobara50

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