Obsorn Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Obsorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obsorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Obsorn Last Name Facts

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

Obsorn is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Obsorn.

How Common Is The Last Name Obsorn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Obsorn reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Obsorn is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Arkansas, where 50 percent are found and Illinois, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The United States Obsorn exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent are found.

Obsorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Obsorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Obsorn surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obsorne9212/
Osbsorn921/
Obsourne861/
Obshorin861/
Absorn833/
Obserin772/
Owsoren771/
Obzorin771/
Hopsorn770/
Obzhorin71157/
Obzhoryn7115/
Obsharin713/
Obzhorina67185/
Obzhoryna6723/
Obsharina6714/
Apsorn675/
Abjorn671/

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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 Obsorn
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