Oberst Surname

95,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oberst Surname User-submission:

Oberst is a rank in the German military equivalent to colonel. It translates roughly to 'highest' and may have been used to describe someone who lived on a hill or higher place than others.

Oberst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3761:33,8834,475
United States1,8031:201,03119,769
Argentina2771:154,30813,036
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Canada821:449,33638,948
France781:851,573100,617
Hungary531:185,21315,991
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Moldova441:80,94010,342
Austria211:405,49741,758
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England101:5,571,806158,774
Israel101:855,76354,181
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

The alternate forms: Óberst (2) are calculated separately.

Oberst (13) may also be a first name.

Oberst Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oberst is a rank in the German military equivalent to colonel. It translates roughly to 'highest' and may have been used to describe someone who lived on a hill or higher place than others.

- madametaylor

Oberst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oberst (Russian: Оберст) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as: Óberst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 95,103rd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,456,053 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Oberst are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name globally, held by 13 people.

Oberst is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,376 people, or 1 in 33,883. In Germany Oberst is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent reside, Bavaria, where 22 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Oberst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oberst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oberst last name rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oberst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oberst surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oberst earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Óberst942/
Oberste92369/
Obersht92184/
Oberszt9279/
Oeberst9231/
Oberstt922/
O'Berst922/
Obersts921/
Oboerst921/
Hoberst920/
Obers91377/
Eberst83432/
Hobers83218/
Overst8325/
Oberse8311/
Oberzt833/
Gobers832/
Obersz831/
Obeers831/
Éberst831/
Osbers830/
Obirst830/
Oberstová805/
Overste7743/
Hobersh771/
Goubers771/
Eboerst771/
Goobers770/
Hoobers770/
Houbers770/
Overs73969/
Abers73342/
Oberš735/
Houbiers71277/
Hochbers711/
Obersche711/
Habers67815/
Hovers67388/
Gabers6768/
Oversø6756/
Oberje6733/
Abersh6710/
Aubers678/
Averst676/
Oberch675/
Överst673/
Aberse672/
Obirse671/
Oivers671/
Abiers670/

Oberst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oberst in the Russian language
Оберстoberst-

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Oberst Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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