Obermann Surname

122,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Obermann Surname Definition:

(German) One who acted as a foreman or supervisor.

Obermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5761:31,2524,119
United States5331:680,03654,089
Austria2891:29,4654,722
Argentina1461:292,76323,421
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Obermann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who acted as a foreman or supervisor.

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

(German), Superior, Umpire. Obermuller, Upper miller. (variant: Niedermeyer.) Oberwarth, Chief warder or landlord?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Obermann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obermann (Russian: Оберманн) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obermann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obermann is the 122,298th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,948,542 people. Obermann occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Obermann reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Obermann is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 31,252. In Germany Obermann is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Hesse, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Obermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Obermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obermann last name rose 658 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obermann surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

Obermann earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% less than the national average, earning $39,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Obermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obermann in the Russian language
Оберманнobermann-

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