Obrien Surname
Approximately 130,386 people bear this surname
Obrien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115,834 | 1:3,129 | 315 |
| Australia | 4,558 | 1:5,923 | 869 |
| Ireland | 3,189 | 1:1,477 | 297 |
| England | 2,281 | 1:24,427 | 3,372 |
| Canada | 1,848 | 1:19,938 | 2,769 |
| Thailand | 481 | 1:146,857 | 23,124 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Ecuador | 212 | 1:75,028 | 5,542 |
| Wales | 179 | 1:17,288 | 1,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 175 | 1:10,543 | 1,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Jamaica | 132 | 1:21,742 | 1,834 |
| New Zealand | 125 | 1:36,227 | 6,204 |
| Jersey | 107 | 1:927 | 108 |
| Scotland | 96 | 1:55,769 | 4,673 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Malaysia | 65 | 1:453,757 | 23,130 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Peru | 23 | 1:1,381,918 | 21,725 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 1:16,094 | 893 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Tuvalu | 4 | 1:2,797 | 36 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Obrien (1,905) may also be a first name.
Obrien Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Granson of Bryan or Brian (hill).
User-submitted Reference
This surname from Gaelic-Irish Ó Briain. The origin of this surname is problematic. We know that it means descendant of Brien, but what Brien means is a bit of a mystery, some sources say 'exalted', meaning 'powerful/important' or 'high-power', while others say 'hill', which could be correlated with 'lofty', meaning 'elevated'.
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Average Obrien Salary in
United States
$47,422 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obrien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obrien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obrien (Marathi: ओबरीएन) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obrien.
How Common Is The Last Name Obrien? popularity and diffusion
Obrien is the 4,319th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 55,892 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Obrien live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Obrien is also the 174,131st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,905 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 115,834 people, or 1 in 3,129. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 111 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.
Obrien Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Obrien are 3.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Obrien earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning 388,968 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,913 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.98% more than the national average, earning R 287,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $25,376,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $47,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $54,021 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Obrien Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obrien in the Marathi language | ||
| ओबरीएन | obari'ena | - |
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Obrien Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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