Obern Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Obern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:476,22330,919
United States551:6,590,162310,708
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Wales61:515,75523,171
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Obern (46) may also be a first name.

Obern Last Name Facts

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

Obern (Russian: Оберн) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 985,740th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Obern live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 46 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England it is mostly found in: Somerset, where 57 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England Obern occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 10 percent reside.

Obern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Obern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obern surname expanded 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obern surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Obern earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 28.93% more than the national average, earning $55,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.89% more than the national average, earning $63,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gobern91442/
Oberin91356/
Osbern91117/
Hobern9166/
Oberne9136/
O'Bern9126/
Obeirn9126/
Oberen915/
Oberyn911/
Obiern910/
Obeirne83744/
Obering83189/
Oberink83142/
O'Beirn83125/
Goubern8355/
Obergin8311/
Oberien838/
O'Berne834/
Osberne833/
Oberina832/
Oberndt831/
Oberrne831/
Obergne831/
O'Berin830/
Oberend830/
Ousbern830/
Oysbern830/
Hoberen830/
Oosbern830/
Oborn801,383/
Overn80253/
Abern8094/
Obyrn8021/
Ebern803/
Owern801/
Ubern801/
Obirn800/
O'Beirne772,198/
Oberring778/
Obernova776/
O'Bergin772/
Uoshbern771/
O'Beiren771/
Obierien771/
O'Beerne770/
Oborin733,257/
Aberin732,586/
Obyrne731,852/
Govern73668/
Overin73637/
Oberem73468/
Gubern73262/
Overen73205/
Habern73151/
Obirin73133/
Oboryn73114/
Obiren7370/
Obarin7357/
Gowern7346/
Osbirn7344/
O'Born7337/
Gabern7327/
Obaren7326/
Overne7325/
Overyn7325/
Hovern7320/
Hoborn7318/
Obirne7315/
Oweren7312/
Uberin7311/
Hebern7310/
O'Byrn739/
Aberen739/
Oberim735/
Eberen735/
Aubern734/
Aabern733/
Owerin733/
Aberne732/
Oboren732/
Aberén732/
Asbern731/
Oweryn731/
Hubern731/
Howern731/
Oeborn731/
Ooborn731/
Äberin731/
Eberin731/
Overnd730/
Hobarn730/
O'Beirene711/
O'Byrne676,033/
Overend672,757/
Aberion67949/
Overina67469/
Overing67282/
Aberina67139/
Obirina67136/
Overink67133/
Howerin67112/
Ausbern6767/
Eberien6765/
Hoeborn6758/
Haberin6739/
Oberrem6729/
Overyna6728/
Overeen6725/
Osbyrne6719/
Ouverne6716/
Oberemk675/
Hobirin675/
Haberen675/
Ebieren675/
Owerien675/
Guberin674/
O'Biren673/
Oborien673/
Overeng673/
Overion672/
Obirien672/
Oibirne672/
Abering672/
Auberne672/
O'Birne671/
Goverin671/
Obereem671/
Overrin671/
Ovetrin671/
Howeren671/
Gaberin671/
Abheren671/
Ashbern671/
Oboiren671/
Euberin671/
Obarien671/
Ebierin671/
Aboerin671/
Oobyrne671/
Osbirne671/
Owerina671/
Oboirin671/
Aberien671/
Hooborn670/
Hosbirn670/
Hoverin670/
Gouvern670/

Obern Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obern in the Russian language
Обернobern-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obern
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