Oberholster Surname

214,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oberholster Surname Definition:

“From the Upper Wood” (Oberholz) in German.

Oberholster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7621:30,7483,948
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Oberholster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“From the Upper Wood” (Oberholz) in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Oberholster Last Name Facts

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

Oberholster has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberholster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 214,351st most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,797,575 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oberholster reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,762 people, or 1 in 30,748. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Northern Cape, where 11 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oberholster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oberholster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oberholster last name rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oberholster Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oberholster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.3% more than the national average, earning R 423,720 per year and in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overholster9122/
Oberhelster913/
Oberholzter911/
Overhulster820/
Overhalster820/
Overhaulster780/
Eberle Sutter671/
Ibarra Lastra501/

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Footnotes

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