Obstoj Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Obstoj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obstoj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland641:593,88754,038
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Obstój (119) are calculated separately.

Obstoj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Obstoj is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Obstój. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obstoj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,573,888th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Obstoj live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Obstoj is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 593,887. Beside Poland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Obstoj Last Name Statistics demography

Obstoj earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $48,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obstój94119/
Obstoy8342/
Obstoi8318/
Obstaj831/
Obstos831/
Obsta7327/
Obste730/
Obster67268/
Abstoß67127/
Obshta6784/
Abstou673/
Obstaa671/
Obstat671/
Abstos671/
Obszta671/
Obstei671/
Ofstod670/

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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 Obstoj
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