Obertan Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Obertan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obertan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1371:484,83768,361
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Obertan (17) may also be a first name.

Obertan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obertan (Russian: Обертан) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Obertan? popularity and diffusion

Obertan is the 1,067,497th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Obertan are found; 38 percent are found in Caribbean and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Obertan is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The last name Obertan is most numerous in France, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 484,837. In France Obertan is most frequent in: Guadeloupe, where 64 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 32 percent reside and Normandy, where 1 percent reside. Barring France it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 18 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obertean935/
Obertand931/
Oberton86200/
Ebertan861/
Overtan860/
Obertanová825/
Gabertan80863/
Obertein8053/
Obertone8031/
Aubertan801/
Hoberton801/
Howertan800/
Osberton800/
Goverthan751/
Overton7132,505/
Aberton7182/
Uberton7110/
Eberton716/
Obarton715/
Abartan711/
Howerton679,100/
Abertoun67172/
Ubertone67139/
Heberton6776/
Auberton6729/
Haberton679/
O'Barton679/
Gavertan678/
Overtone677/
Overtaym674/
Hoverton673/
Avertain672/
O'Verton672/
Overtoon672/
Ampertan671/
Huberton671/
Hobarton670/

Obertan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obertan in the Russian language
Обертанobertan-

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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 Obertan
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