Obersheimer Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Obersheimer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obersheimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United States161:22,653,683662,747
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Obersheimer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obersheimer is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obersheimer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Obersheimer is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Obersheimer are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Obersheimer is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent are found, Hesse, where 30 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Obersheimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obersheimer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Obersheimer surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obersheimer Last Name Statistics demography

Obersheimer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oberscheimer960/
Hobershimer910/
Overscheimer870/
Obersamer8053/
Eppersheimer781/
Aberseme741/
Abersieme701/
Ebersmeyer671/
Abbersmeer670/
Ebbersmeyer6440/
Ubercimar601/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obersheimer
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