Obee Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Obee Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Oby (Norf.) [Old Norse bý-r, a settlement, farmstead: the first element may be for an Anglicization of the Old Norse eik, oak (as the neighbouring Ashby is Anglicized), or for a pers. name—Odd, Aud] Oby is one of a little cluster of Scandinavian names in the country to the north of Yarmouth.

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Obee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4151:873,39566,215
England3851:144,72213,975
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
France161:4,151,420237,746
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Obée (1) are calculated separately.

Obee (93) may also be a first name.

Obee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Oby (Norf.) [Old Norse bý-r, a settlement, farmstead: the first element may be for an Anglicization of the Old Norse eik, oak (as the neighbouring Ashby is Anglicized), or for a pers. name—Odd, Aud] Oby is one of a little cluster of Scandinavian names in the country to the north of Yarmouth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Oadby; a location name in Leicestershire Or from the French, Aupée; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Obee Last Name Facts

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

Obee is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Obée. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Obee is the 330,832nd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,512,552 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Obee reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 986,211th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 93 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 873,395. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Obee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obee last name increased 798 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Obee surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Obee surname are 3.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Obee earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obée921/
Obeed89578/
Obeje89184/
Obeye89182/
Gobee89105/
O'Bee8984/
Hobee895/
Oibee894/
Obe'e894/
Osbee891/
Obeie891/
Obeey891/
Obeer890/
Obe8624,149/
Hoebee80338/
Obieje80235/
Oubeye8043/
Obajee8013/
Obeyie806/
Obejie803/
Obeije803/
Goobee802/
Obeyed802/
Obeies802/
Oubeje801/
Osbeer801/
Hosbee801/
Obegie801/
Oubehe801/
Obeyes801/
Goubee801/
Gobeye801/
Hobees801/
Obed7530,115/
Ober7511,441/
Hobe757,989/
Obie757,037/
Gobe756,151/
Obey755,696/
Abee752,581/
Obei751,782/
Obeh751,485/
Obae751,434/
Ovee751,359/
Obes751,309/
Obet75721/
Obue75657/
Oibe75586/
Ubee75551/
Obea75310/
Oboe75290/
Obez75204/
Owee75181/
Ebee75123/
Oube7568/
Oobe7550/
Obye7545/
Obhe7538/
Obge7528/
Oebe7515/
Otbe757/
Obej756/
Ojbe754/
Osbe753/
Obeu753/
Oybe753/
Obje753/
Ohbe752/
Obeï752/
Obep752/
Gobajee731/
Gobheye731/
Gobowee731/
Houbeye731/
O'Beets731/
Goubeye731/
Obiejie731/
Obeid6757,823/
Abeje6725,148/
Abeed6711,779/
Abeer678,782/
Obaje678,618/
Abeye677,675/
Goube672,928/
Gobea672,414/
Obeya671,736/
Obeji671,518/
Gobey671,371/
Obeja671,302/
Hober67863/
Obaye67645/
Oboye67567/
Hoebe67502/
Gobie67473/
Obije67405/
Obieh67400/
Oboue67379/
Obiye67359/
Obejo67280/
Obead67276/
Osbey67275/
Ubhee67262/
Abees67236/
Oweye67232/
Obeyi67232/
Obuje67215/
Goobe67208/
Obuye67190/
Obetz67190/
Hoube67189/
Aubee67158/
Obech67158/
Obeyo67147/
Habee67137/
Hobes67136/
Gobhe67136/
Abe'e67103/
Obets6791/
Obawe6787/
Ouber6783/
Gabee6778/
Asbee6765/
Hobez6765/
Abeey6763/
Hobie6762/
Hobey6761/
Obesh6754/
Obeyd6752/
Hovee6750/
Gobei6749/
Oboje6748/
Eebee6744/
Hobet6743/
Oubey6743/
Oobye6743/
Obeyh6740/
O'Bey6738/
Oubed6730/
Osber6728/
Oebeu6728/
Gobeu6727/
Obowe6726/
Oweae6725/
Obeys6723/
Oveje6723/
Obest6721/
Obeas6720/
Hubee6719/
Oubei6714/
Ubeed6714/
Ebeeh6714/
Obihe6713/
Obeïd6711/
Oubye6710/
Abhee6710/
Ubeer6710/
Goibe6710/
Obeit679/
Hobeh678/
O'Bea677/
Gobae677/
Oibeu677/
Oihbe677/
Howee676/
Abeej676/
Aabee676/
Hobye676/
Hobge675/
Obeis675/
Hobeş675/
Hobei675/
Obeha674/
Obeij674/
Oubeh674/
Obaie674/
Obiey674/
Obeia674/
Gobej674/
Oweed674/
Oobed673/
Oubie673/
Obesp673/
Hobed673/
Obett673/
Obeah673/
Oweje673/
Oshbe673/
Ubeet673/
Oywee673/
Oibes673/
Obher673/
Obedh672/
Hebee672/
Hoobe672/
Goboe672/
Abeep672/
Abeie672/
Govee672/
Obeio672/
Hoibe672/
O'Bye672/
Obhie672/
Oubes672/
Hobhe672/
Oweie672/
Abeez672/
Obeih671/
Otbey671/
Oveed671/
Ohbea671/
Oibed671/
Oibej671/
Abeea671/
Hoybe671/
Oboie671/
Gubee671/
Hotbe671/
Ojbie671/
Oobeh671/
Obaeh671/
Obedd671/
Obehy671/
Abeee671/
Ohube671/
Oubge671/
Hobje671/
Oobae671/
Oubae671/
Oubet671/
Osbea671/
Oweeh671/
Oweet671/
Oibue671/
Obesd671/
Obeus671/
Obhey671/
Obeiy671/
Obeiz671/
Șobea671/
Gobge671/
Gobue671/
Abeet671/
Obedz671/
Ohwee671/
Abeae671/
Oebie671/
Obhoe671/
Obeii671/
Ohsbe671/
Ojbea671/
Ojber671/
Hhobe671/
Otbhe671/
Ouuee671/
Osbet671/
Oveer671/
Oubaiehe671/
Oebey671/
Oberh671/
Obhed671/
Aebee671/
Oberr670/
Oybey670/
Oober670/

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