Obermüller Surname

129,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Obermüller Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obermüller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3721:33,9404,484
Austria1,0001:8,5151,097
Poland611:623,09455,804
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Obermuller (431) & Öbermüller (1) are calculated separately.

Obermüller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obermüller is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Obermuller or Öbermüller. Click here for further potential spellings of Obermüller.

How Common Is The Last Name Obermüller? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 129,454th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,084,538 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Obermüller live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 2,372 people, or 1 in 33,940. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 53 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany Obermüller occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 29 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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