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 borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberwiler? popularity and diffusion

Oberwiler is the 2,944,094th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Oberwiler live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Oberwiler is most widely held 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 are found, Canton of Zug, where 4 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 4 percent are found. Barring Switzerland it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent are found.

Oberwiler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oberwiler surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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