Oberholzer Surname

36,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oberholzer Surname Definition:

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

Oberholzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9,6261:5,628709
Switzerland3,1521:2,606311
United States7161:506,22842,514
Austria1801:47,3087,551
England1321:422,10728,563
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Australia791:341,71828,950
Namibia591:40,8375,469
France591:1,125,809120,603
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Oberhölzer (13) are calculated separately.

Oberholzer 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

Oberholzer Last Name Facts

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

Oberholzer occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Oberhölzer. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberholzer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oberholzer is the 36,789th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 508,374 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Oberholzer live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 9,626 people, or 1 in 5,628. In South Africa Oberholzer is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, North West, where 12 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Oberholzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oberholzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,705 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oberholzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oberholzer are 33.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oberholzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning 417,637 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.17% more than the national average, earning R 451,908 per year; in United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,232 CAD per year.

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