Obens Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Obens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Obens (181) may also be a first name.

Obens Last Name Facts

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

Obens is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Obens live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 677,199th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 181 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Bavaria, where 11 percent are found and Hamburg, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Obens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobens9115/
Gobens911/
Obense911/
Obiens911/
Obenst910/
Hoebens8329/
Hobense835/
Houbens831/
Owens80265,822/
Ebens80451/
Abens80405/
Obins809/
Obems804/
Gobns801/
Ubens801/
Ouwens731,195/
Hubens73377/
Gabens73163/
Habens73106/
Gobins7387/
Howens7361/
Aubens7314/
Gubens7312/
Obenze735/
Hobins734/
Abensh734/
Owenss734/
Abense732/
Owenns732/
Oweens732/
Ubense731/
Obinns731/
Oiwens731/
Abenss731/
Owwens730/
O'Bins730/
Owiens730/
Aabens730/
Gouwens67503/
Huybens67406/
Owns6767/
Gaubens6760/
Hobynsh6710/
Habense678/
Hotbins676/
D'Owens673/
Houwens672/
Obenche672/
Huibens671/
Hubeens671/
Husbens671/
Haabens671/
Howenns671/
O'Bence671/
Ubns671/
Hosbyns670/
Hosbins670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Obens
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