Obrain Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Obrain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obrain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Obrain (2,235) may also be a first name.

Obrain Last Name Facts

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

Obrain (Oriya: ଓବ୍ରାଇନ୍, Russian: Обраин) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obrain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Obrain is the 2,185,341st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Obrain reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 158,062nd most commonly held given name internationally, held by 2,235 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 31 percent reside, New Mexico, where 25 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.

Obrain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Obrain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obrain last name rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Obrain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Obrain last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Obrain earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $37,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obraint9216/
O'Brain929/
Obraien921/
Osbrain921/
Obran91514/
O'Braien862/
O'Braint861/
Hobraian861/
Obrien83130,386/
Gobran835,922/
Obrand83293/
Obrein83237/
Abrain83102/
Obrine8396/
Obroin8396/
Obrant8379/
Hobran8311/
Obrayn838/
Obrean835/
Ebrain833/
Oubran832/
O'Bran831/
Obraen831/
Obraun831/
Obrđan831/
Ubrain831/
Obrane830/
Obrgan830/
Goubran772,495/
Oubraim771,268/
Obrejan77716/
Obretin77654/
O'Broin77259/
Gobrien77238/
O'Brein7791/
O'Brine7767/
Obrijan7731/
Oobrien7726/
Obrayen7716/
Obrandt7714/
Obrayan7713/
Obriyan777/
Obritin777/
Gabrain776/
Abrasin774/
Oibrien774/
Abrhain774/
Ebrayin773/
Obreine773/
O'Brand773/
O'Braun773/
Obreien772/
Obrrien772/
Habrain772/
Obraynt771/
Obrađan771/
Obriean771/
Obrienn771/
Obroien771/
O'Brant771/
O'Brean771/
Ebhrain771/
Ubrayin771/
Hebrain771/
Houbran771/
Hobraim771/
Hobranc771/
Oïbrien771/
Obréjan771/
Abraine771/
Abrajin771/
Aubrain771/
Oubrane771/
Abraion771/
Hobrien771/
O'Brane770/
Obreant770/
Oubrien770/
Obriyen770/
Gobrean770/
Obreyan770/
Obrrand770/
Abran733,955/
Ebran73696/
Ubran7344/
Obram7331/
Owran734/
Obrán732/
Ebrahian7118/
Obrayant714/
Abraasin714/
Oubraiim714/
Obranova712/
Obroyant712/
O'Brayan712/
O'Briean711/
Uobrandt711/
Obriyant711/
O'Bhroin711/
Abrahtin711/
O'Breine710/
Habran671,195/
Aubran67457/
Abrane67449/
Gubran67383/
Abraim67349/
Avrain67225/
Obryne67152/
Abrant67113/
Howran6794/
Gabran6792/
Abrand6789/
Ebroin6770/
Obryen6766/
Oubram6759/
Abrang6742/
Abrhan6742/
Obreen6740/
Hubran6725/
Hoibraten6723/
Öbrand6723/
Hebran6718/
Abrean6712/
Ubraim678/
Abraan678/
Ovrand677/
Abrahn677/
Abhran676/
Öbrant676/
Abrien675/
Abrein674/
Abrann674/
Abraun674/
Șubran674/
Obroen673/
Govran673/
Abrine673/
Ubrien672/
Ebrann672/
Abramn672/
Ovrien672/
Obrhausen671/
Ovrein671/
Ebraun671/
Ebruin671/
Eebran671/
Abrhin671/
Ubhran671/
Obrene671/
Hobram671/
Hobrán671/
Ebrein671/
Abranh671/
Ebrayn671/
Hoonprain671/
Obrjnk670/
Obruen670/
Obreun670/

Obrain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obrain in the Oriya language
ଓବ୍ରାଇନ୍obra'in50
ଓବାଇନoba'ina50
Obrain in the Russian language
Обраинobrain-

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