Oberland Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Oberland Surname User-submission:

A German and an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Jews who bear this surname are descendants of Oberlander Jews, which are the Jews who inhabited the northwestern regions of the historical Kingdom of Hungary, which are contemporary western Slovakia and Burgenland.

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Oberland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Poland571:666,82057,730
United States301:12,081,964463,456
France121:5,535,227269,324
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Oberland (41) may also be a first name.

Oberland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German and an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Jews who bear this surname are descendants of Oberlander Jews, which are the Jews who inhabited the northwestern regions of the historical Kingdom of Hungary, which are contemporary western Slovakia and Burgenland.

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Oberland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oberland is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Oberland are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name globally It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,298,475. In Germany Oberland is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Saarland, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Oberland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oberland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 107 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oberland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oberland are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Oberland earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.91% more than the national average, earning $77,196 USD per year.

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