Obenson Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Obenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1231:168,85418,087
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Obenson (1,245) may also be a first name.

Obenson Last Name Facts

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

Obenson is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obenson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Obenson reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,865th most numerous given name globally It is held by 1,245 people.

The last name Obenson is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 168,854. In Cameroon Obenson is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 63 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Northwest Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent live and Jamaica, where 9 percent live.

Obenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obenson last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obenson Last Name Statistics demography

Obenson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning $30,422 USD per year.

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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 Obenson
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