Oberstein Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Oberstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oberstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:953,83971,121
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Israel271:316,94927,106
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Oberštein (5) are calculated separately.

Oberstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oberstein is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Oberštein. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 578,557th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Oberstein live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Oberstein is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 953,839. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 26 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and Maryland, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States Oberstein occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.

Oberstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oberstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oberstein surname rose 5,429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oberstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oberstein surname are 43.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.72% registered to vote for the party.

Oberstein earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $50,717 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oberstein
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