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Where Does The Last Name Obs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Obs (Russian: Обс) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Öbs. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,300,225^th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. Obs is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Obs are found; 71 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 844,248^th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 122 people.

Obs is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Obs Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Obs are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Obs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.