Ober Surname

45,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Ober Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ober Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1741:70,0548,133
Germany3,0681:26,2403,464
France9051:73,39510,278
Austria4181:20,3723,171
Kenya2461:187,72314,010
Philippines2281:444,02754,717
Poland2181:174,35224,045
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Romania741:271,32325,089
Serbia621:115,2418,826
Israel601:142,62715,171
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Australia531:509,35338,491
Hungary421:233,72118,989
England421:1,326,62059,571
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Jordan161:552,65213,471
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
India81:95,883,173728,828
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Palestine51:909,77015,190
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
China41:341,830,39216,990
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3901:36,1294,284

The alternate forms: Óber (127) & Öber (94) are calculated separately.

Ober (3,948) may also be a first name.

Ober Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ober (Arabic: أوبر, Marathi: ओबेर, Russian: Обер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Óber or Öber. For other possible spellings of Ober click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ober? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,358th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 636,968 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Ober live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ober is also the 111,335th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 3,948 people.

The surname Ober is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,174 people, or 1 in 70,054. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Ober Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ober has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ober last name grew 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ober Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ober surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ober surname are 15.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ober earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Óber92127/
Öber9294/
Obert8910,750/
Gober897,337/
Obere891,285/
Hober89863/
Obier89483/
Obear89247/
Oberd89131/
Ouber8983/
Obeir8929/
Osber8928/
Obher893/
Oeber892/
Oberz891/
Obger891/
Ojber891/
Oberh891/
Obeer890/
Oberr890/
Oober890/
Obe8624,149/
Goober802,726/
Hobert801,750/
Hoober80430/
Hoeber80360/
Gouber80177/
Osbert80166/
Huober80134/
O'Bier8080/
O'Bear8043/
Houber8034/
Obhere8024/
Hobier8022/
Hojber8017/
Hotber8013/
Obeire8011/
Oubert807/
Oubier806/
Hobere806/
Oubere805/
Goiber805/
Oubeir804/
Oberzh803/
Oubeur803/
Hosber802/
Gobeer802/
Oberre802/
Obherr802/
Hoyber801/
Obheur801/
Obertt801/
Ousber801/
Osbeer801/
Osberd801/
Hoberd801/
Obeere801/
Hohber801/
Osbehr801/
Goberė801/
Ohbert800/
Oshber800/
Obeard800/
Obed7530,115/
Aber7520,087/
Hobe757,989/
Obie757,037/
Gobe756,151/
Obey755,696/
Eber754,499/
Over754,030/
Uber753,783/
Obei751,782/
Obeh751,485/
Obes751,309/
Obee751,119/
Obet75721/
Ower75617/
Oibe75586/
Obea75310/
Obez75204/
Oube7568/
Oobe7550/
Obir7549/
Obhe7538/
Obge7528/
Über7527/
Otbe757/
Obej756/
Obyr754/
Ojbe754/
Osbe753/
Obeu753/
Oybe753/
Obje753/
Ohbe752/
Obeï752/
Obep752/
Obée751/
Äber751/
Houbert73385/
Ouchber73121/
Goubeir7310/
Hoiberh736/
Hochber734/
Oberova732/
Hoobert732/
Hoibert731/
Hosbert731/
Oberová731/
Obeirre731/
Hoyberd730/
Gobheir730/
Huber67267,037/
Gaber67156,165/
Obeid6757,823/
Haber6721,341/
Abere6717,444/
Asber6713,358/
Owere6711,090/
Abeer678,782/
Heber676,129/
Gover675,084/
Hover674,936/
Hower674,834/
Obire673,346/
Goube672,928/
Auber672,924/
Abert672,428/
Gobea672,414/
Guber672,404/
Abear671,764/
Gobey671,371/
Höber671,205/
Gobir67914/
Hobir67788/
Hüber67738/
Ubert67723/
Oywer67612/
Obeed67578/
Obije67405/
Obieh67400/
Overå67312/
Obead67276/
Osbey67275/
Abher67255/
Háber67235/
Goobe67208/
Häber67193/
Obetz67190/
Hoube67189/
Overe67186/
Overd67159/
Obech67158/
Hobes67136/
Gobhe67136/
Abier67123/
Obior67121/
Euber67107/
Gobee67105/
Obets6791/
O'Bee6784/
Abeur6776/
Utber6771/
Hobez6765/
Ahber6764/
Hobie6762/
Hobey6761/
Ouver6761/
Obesh6754/
Obeyd6752/
Obair6750/
Aouer6750/
Gobei6749/
Hobet6743/
Oubey6743/
Obeyh6740/
O'Bey6738/
Äbert6738/
Abger6736/
Ubere6731/
Oubed6730/
Oiver6730/
Obeys6723/
Overt6722/
Osver6721/
Obest6721/
Ojwer6721/
Obeas6720/
Hobyr6719/
Ovier6718/
Aberd6716/
Ouwer6715/
Oubei6714/
Hóber6714/
Obihe6713/
Hobér6713/
Ebear6712/
Oyuer6712/
Ohver6711/
Obeïd6711/
Húber6711/
Abeir6710/
Ubeer6710/
Ubeur6710/
Goibe6710/
Overø679/
Obeit679/
Hobeh678/
O'Bea677/
Atber677/
Oibeu677/
Oihbe677/
Usber676/
Obird676/
Owier676/
Oubir676/
Ubher675/
Hobge675/
Hobee675/
Ubger675/
Obeis675/
Uiber675/
Hobeş675/
Hobei675/
Omper674/
Obirr674/
Obeij674/
Oubeh674/
Oibee674/
Obiey674/
Obe'e674/
Gobej674/
Oobed673/
Oubie673/
Obesp673/
Hobed673/
Ubier673/
Obett673/
Oshbe673/
Obyor673/
Oybir673/
Oibes673/
Aberh672/
Ebeir672/
Overr672/
Obedh672/
Ovear672/
Hoobe672/
Aberr672/
Aaber672/
Owher672/
Hoibe672/
Obhie672/
Owear672/
Oubes672/
Hobhe672/
Obeih671/
Otbey671/
Ovher671/
Ohbea671/
Oibed671/
Oibej671/
Oover671/
Hoobertt671/
Hochberd671/
Hochbert671/
Hooybert671/
Aberz671/
Uberd671/
Osbee671/
Hoybe671/
Osbir671/
Aeber671/
Hotbe671/
Oboir671/
Ojbie671/
Oobeh671/
Obedd671/
Obehy671/
Ohube671/
Owuer671/
Oubge671/
Hobje671/
Oubet671/
Osbea671/
Oweir671/
Ohbir671/
Obesd671/
Obhey671/
Obeiz671/
Ujber671/
Öbert671/
Șobea671/
Gobge671/
Ebier671/
Obedz671/
Obeey671/
Obajr671/
Ohsbe671/
Ojbea671/
Hhobe671/
Osuer671/
Otbhe671/
Owert671/
Osbet671/
Oveer671/
Obhed671/
Ebeer671/
Ebher671/
Owger670/
Obirt670/
Oybey670/

Ober Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ober in the Marathi language
ओबेरobera-
Ober in the Russian language
Оберober-
Ober in the Arabic language
أوبرawbr-

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