Oberbeck Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oberbeck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oberbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8161:98,65912,255
United States5641:642,65851,628
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Austria231:370,23639,193
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Oberbeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oberbeck occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberbeck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 263,596th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Oberbeck are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 816 people, or 1 in 98,659. In Germany Oberbeck is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany Oberbeck exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Oberbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oberbeck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oberbeck surname expanded 537 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oberbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oberbeck last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the party.

Oberbeck earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning $50,329 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oberbecke941/
Oberbek9398/
Oberbec931/
Eberbeck8827/
Aberbeck882/
Obirbeck880/
Haberbeck8297/
Overbek806/
Overbec801/
D'Overbeck781/
Haberbek751/
Overbeak750/
Overbick750/
Haverbeck71219/
Averbeack710/
Averbek67177/
Abirbek6778/
Abarbek678/
Haverbek6312/
Averbäck636/
Averbeek635/
Overveek631/
Abirbekova5642/
Overvik53219/
Overbig530/

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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 Oberbeck
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