Obster Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Obster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Germany | 116 | 1:694,013 | 53,217 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Öbster (27) are calculated separately.
Obster (286) may also be a first name.
Obster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Obster is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Öbster. For other potential spellings of Obster click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obster? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 968,490th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Obster live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. Obster is also the 523,065th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 286 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 43 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Öbster | 94 | 27 | / |
| Hobster | 92 | 167 | / |
| Oebster | 92 | 40 | / |
| Gobster | 92 | 33 | / |
| Obstier | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obste | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ebster | 83 | 582 | / |
| Abster | 83 | 27 | / |
| Ofster | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obstei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ubster | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owster | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hopster | 77 | 834 | / |
| Obshtyr | 77 | 141 | / |
| Hubster | 77 | 71 | / |
| Gabster | 77 | 65 | / |
| Hebster | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hofster | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gubster | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obshtir | 77 | 2 | / |
| Abstear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobshte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Habster | 77 | 0 | / |
| Obsta | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hopshter | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hoopster | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hebsther | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hoffster | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goofster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Obstoj | 67 | 130 | / |
| Obstój | 67 | 119 | / |
| Obshta | 67 | 84 | / |
| Obstoy | 67 | 42 | / |
| Obstoi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Afster | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hofstæter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hofsæther | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opstee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apster | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obstaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obszta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obstaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abstey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffstter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Obster
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