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

Obst (Russian: Обст) is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 62,445^th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 906,637 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Obst are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265^th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Obst is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,955 people, or 1 in 20,355. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Saxony, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and Poland, where 13 percent live.

Obst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Obst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Obst last name rose 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Obst Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Obst surname are 11.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.72% registered with the party.

The amount Obst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning 341,116 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.75% more than the national average, earning $47,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,218 CAD per year.