Obs Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Obs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Öbs (1) are calculated separately.
Obs (122) may also be a first name.
Obs Demographics
Average Obs Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obs (Russian: Обс) is most common in Egypt. It can be found as: Öbs. For other potential spellings of Obs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obs? popularity and diffusion
Obs is the 1,300,225th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Obs live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 844,248th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 122 people.
This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Outside of Egypt this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Obs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Obs surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Öbs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Obst | 86 | 8,038 | / |
| Obse | 86 | 1,615 | / |
| Gobs | 86 | 206 | / |
| Hobs | 86 | 132 | / |
| Oubs | 86 | 11 | / |
| Obss | 86 | 4 | / |
| Obps | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oobs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Otbs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oybs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obsh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Obsp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ob | 80 | 1,938 | / |
| Hobst | 75 | 31 | / |
| Hoobs | 75 | 31 | / |
| Hobss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hoebs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obpsx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obxjs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hobps | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houbs | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Bst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obsse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Obsch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hobse | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goubs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Abs | 67 | 4,579 | / |
| Hob | 67 | 2,541 | / |
| Otb | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Gob | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Ops | 67 | 575 | / |
| Oib | 67 | 521 | / |
| Oub | 67 | 488 | / |
| Ebs | 67 | 317 | / |
| Uob | 67 | 193 | / |
| Obh | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hobsch | 67 | 53 | / |
| Gobsch | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ubs | 67 | 37 | / |
| Obt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Osb | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ows | 67 | 25 | / |
| Obc | 67 | 25 | / |
| Obj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Osp | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oob | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ohb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ofs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ovs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obå | 67 | 1 | / |
Obs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Obs in the Russian language | ||
| Обс | obs | - |
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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
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- 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 Obs
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