Oberwiler Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oberwiler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oberwiler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
United States201:18,122,947588,089

Oberwiler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oberwiler is found most in Switzerland. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oberwiler.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberwiler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Oberwiler are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 342,205. In Switzerland Oberwiler is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 92 percent live, Canton of Zug, where 4 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 4 percent live. Excluding Switzerland this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live.

Oberwiler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oberwiler surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Oberwiler earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $54,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oberweiler9537/
Oberwittler9081/
Oberville780/
Goberville74590/
Oberbühler7426/
Eberviller742/
Gouberville701/
Auberville6399/
Abirwili592/
Overvelle560/
Habervetle531/

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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 Oberwiler
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