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

The last name Obern (Russian: Оберн) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Obern.

How Common Is The Last Name Obern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 985,740th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Obern reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. Obern is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 57 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Leicestershire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Obern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obern last name expanded 108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obern last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the 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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