Obrist Surname

111,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Obrist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obrist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,4371:3,370448
Italy4271:143,22422,627
United States4021:901,63967,958
Austria3561:23,9203,757
France1601:415,14260,629
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Paraguay391:185,5583,539
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Chile251:704,65916,160
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Obrist (26) may also be a first name.

Obrist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Obrist occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obrist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 111,216th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,744,684 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Obrist live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 26 people.

It is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,437 people, or 1 in 3,370. In Switzerland Obrist is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 38 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 7 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Obrist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Obrist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Obrist last name rose 773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Obrist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Obrist last name are 4.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Obrist earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $50,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obriste9240/
O'Brist926/
Obris91379/
Obrit911/
Obrishte8612/
Gobris83624/
Obriot83587/
Obrite8358/
Obrise8321/
Obriet8316/
Obrest8312/
Obrish835/
Obritt832/
Obrait831/
Obries831/
Obrust830/
Obreit830/
Hobrit830/
Obri801,083/
Gobrait77119/
Gobrish7712/
Obricht779/
O'Britt773/
Osbrite772/
Oubriot771/
Otbrise771/
Oubri731,650/
Abris731,317/
Obrai73424/
Abrit73161/
Gobri73155/
Obrie73130/
Obret73114/
Obroi7386/
Hobri7354/
Obres736/
Obryi735/
Obrid732/
Obrio731/
Obrys731/
Ovris731/
Obrii731/
Obrei731/
Obriz731/
Ábris731/
Obrisova7115/
Obryshte712/
Obritova711/
Hobricht710/
Gobreiht710/
Houbrith710/
Aubriest710/
Gabris671,935/
Gobres671,036/
Obhrai67401/
Aubrit67305/
Houbri67205/
Abrise67145/
Hobrei6799/
Obreht6795/
Obrete6774/
Gabrit6758/
Abreis6757/
Obrije6755/
Abrisz6749/
Oubrie6747/
Hobryi6740/
Abriet6733/
Abriss6730/
Aubris6726/
Hojbri6724/
Obhroi6723/
Obress6720/
Goubri6715/
Abrish6713/
Gobrys679/
Hovris676/
Gobret674/
Obrice674/
Omprit674/
Gobriz674/
Abritt673/
Obrich673/
Oisbri673/
Oubriz673/
O'Brie672/
Abrios672/
Abrait672/
Abhrit672/
Gobriy671/
Obried671/
Obrzet671/
Ovrish671/
Gobrei671/
Abriot671/
Oubrij671/
Oibrio671/
Obrhai671/
Obrzyt671/
Abries671/
Abrith671/
Abrois671/
Abriht671/
Abrite671/
Abroit670/
Abrest670/
Obreth670/
Hoobricht670/
Hobreicht670/
Hobret670/

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Obrist Reference & Research

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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 Obrist
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