Obst Surname

62,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Australia

Obst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9551:20,3552,696
Australia1,3521:19,9672,770
Poland1,0151:37,4475,822
United States9231:392,69734,466
Czechia2571:41,3756,851
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Austria321:266,10730,958
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
England211:2,653,24194,788
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway111:467,48139,375
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
France51:13,284,544357,392
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Obst (23) may also be a first name.

Obst Last Name Facts

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

Obst (Russian: Обст) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Obst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,445th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 906,637 people. The surname Obst occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Obst live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently 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 are found, Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 13 percent are found.

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 surname grew 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.72% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobst8931/
Gobst8915/
O'Bst891/
Oebst890/
Obste890/
Obs86174/
Obse751,615/
Gobs75206/
Owst75190/
Hobs75132/
Abst7541/
Opst7515/
Oubs7511/
Ebst758/
Obss754/
Obps751/
Ofst751/
Obsp751/
Obsh751/
Oybs751/
Otbs751/
Oobs751/
Obzt751/
Ubst750/
Obstová73254/
Obstova739/
Hofst6797/
Hoobs6731/
Hübst6721/
Hobstová6719/
Hebst678/
Aubst677/
Hopst674/
Hobss673/
Hobstova672/
Obxjs671/
Gabst671/
Gopst671/
Höbst671/
Obpsx671/
Houbs671/
Obsse671/
Obsch671/
Hobps671/
Hobzt670/
Hobse670/
Habst670/
Goubs670/

Obst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Obst in the Russian language
Обстobst-

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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
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  • 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 Obst
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