Obstova Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Obstova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obstova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Obstová (254) are calculated separately.

Obstova Last Name Facts

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

Obstova is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Obstová. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obstova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Obstova are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Slovakia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 762,350. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Nitra Region, where 86 percent reside and Trnava Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Czechia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obstová95254/
Hobstova932/
Ebstova862/
Hobstová8019/
Obst738,038/
Ebstová715/
Habstov711/
Hobst6731/
Hübstová6716/
Gobst6715/
O'Bst671/
Obste670/
Abstow621/
Hübschtová596/
Abstows571/
Abst5541/
Opst5515/
Obzt551/
Habstoff530/
Aubst507/
Hopst504/
Gabst501/
Gopst501/
Hobzt500/
Habst500/

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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 Obstova
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