Obester Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Obester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:995,76673,638
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Canada291:1,270,53890,455

The alternate forms: Obešter (12) are calculated separately.

Obester (295) may also be a first name.

Obester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obester is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Obešter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obester? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 692,305th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name Obester occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Obester are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 513,559th most prevalent given name globally, held by 295 people.

Obester is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 995,766. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 71 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 4 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Obester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obester surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Obester earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $51,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $36,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obešter9512/
Obeshter931/
O'Bester931/
Obeter9211/
Obeste923/
Hoebester880/
Obetter8625/
Obeiter8610/
Abester866/
Ebester866/
Obeyter862/
Obetere862/
Obether861/
Hobeter860/
Obete831,805/
Obesterová826/
Hobeiter8010/
O'Beiter801/
Obethier800/
Hosbeter800/
Hovester800/
Howester800/
Ebeister800/
Obiete77284/
Gobete7795/
Obette7786/
Obethe7746/
Obetes7711/
Obetea776/
Obiste774/
Obeteh773/
Obetre772/
Abeter772/
Obetey772/
Obeete771/
Obesta771/
Oubete771/
Hobete771/
Obgete771/
Obetei771/
Obeteu771/
Oveste770/
Hotbeiter753/
O'Bechter751/
Gobette71131/
Abaster7137/
Abesteh7119/
Obešterová7117/
Goubete7110/
Houtvester716/
Abeeste714/
Hoveter713/
Hobeite712/
Avester712/
Gobethe712/
Abetter712/
Obietie711/
Obaiter711/
Obettea711/
Oubesta711/
Obitere711/
Abetere711/
Awester710/
Obeta678,056/
Abete675,190/
Obeti671,660/
Obite671,330/
Hovetter6719/
Ovete6715/
Hobaiter6711/
Obety676/
Goubette673/
Asbetter672/
O'Bethea671/
Aabetter671/
Habetter670/
Hobiteer670/

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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 Obester
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