Obbeck Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Obbeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Obbeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obbeck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﻚ) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obbeck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obbeck is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Obbeck are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Obbeck is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found, Hesse, where 4 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Obbeck exists in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obbecke921/
Hobbeck921/
Hobbeckh8660/
Owbeck8365/
Ebbeck8348/
Obbeek8313/
Hebbeck77257/
Hobbick77247/
Ouwbeck7714/
Ebbeick771/
Hobueck770/
Owbek73147/
Ubbec7323/
Ebbek7315/
Owbec731/
Obbik731/
Abbec731/
Obbyk731/
Habbecke7123/
Awbeck67481/
Obueke67110/
Hobbic6724/
Abbick6723/
Abbeke676/
Habbek673/
Abbedc671/
Owbeuk671/
Owbeke671/
Ouwbek671/

Obbeck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obbeck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺑﻚawbk-

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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 Obbeck
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