Oberdorf Surname

296,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Oberdorf Surname Definition:

(German, Swiss) One who came from Oberdorf (upper village), the name of several villages Switzerland.

Oberdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:579,93447,474
Germany3981:202,27523,169
France1441:461,26965,815
Australia651:415,31833,226
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Oberdorf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Swiss) One who came from Oberdorf (upper village), the name of several villages Switzerland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oberdorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oberdorf has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oberdorf.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberdorf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,572nd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,666,832 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Oberdorf are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Oberdorf is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 579,934. In The United States Oberdorf is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Oberdorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oberdorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oberdorf last name expanded 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oberdorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oberdorf are 9.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oberdorf earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 122.24% more than the national average, earning $110,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oberdorff94168/
Overdorf88641/
Oberdrof881/
Obirdorf880/
Operdorf880/
Overdorff82325/
Overdourf820/
Obertoorff782/
Overdurf7528/
Oberturf757/
Overdurff7115/
Overdarff710/
Oberajtrová5318/
Obrajterová534/
Obereiterová507/

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