Oby Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Oby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Oby (Norf.) [Old Norse bý-r, a settlement, farmstead: the first element may be for an Anglicization of the Old Norse eik, oak (as the neighbouring Ashby is Anglicized), or for a pers. name—Odd, Aud] Oby is one of a little cluster of Scandinavian names in the country to the north of Yarmouth.

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Oby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:833,23963,771
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Ivory Coast691:334,36612,150
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
France131:5,109,440259,941
England111:5,065,278148,650
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Öby (12) are calculated separately.

Oby (12,228) may also be a first name.

Oby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Oby (Norf.) [Old Norse bý-r, a settlement, farmstead: the first element may be for an Anglicization of the Old Norse eik, oak (as the neighbouring Ashby is Anglicized), or for a pers. name—Odd, Aud] Oby is one of a little cluster of Scandinavian names in the country to the north of Yarmouth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oby has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Öby. Click here for further potential spellings of Oby.

How Common Is The Last Name Oby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oby is the 402,870th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Oby are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,464th most numerous forename globally, borne by 12,228 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 833,239. In The United States Oby is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.

Oby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oby last name are 2.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

Oby earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $41,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öby8912/
Obey865,696/
Hoby864,780/
Osby861,937/
Obay861,665/
Goby861,528/
Oboy86724/
Obyć8633/
Obyt8622/
Obiy8611/
Obuy868/
Obyd868/
Obyi865/
Otby865/
Oeby864/
Ouby863/
Obys862/
Obyo862/
Oiby861/
Ojby861/
Ooby861/
Ohby861/
Obaya753,109/
Gobay751,823/
Gobey751,371/
Gouby751,146/
Goboy75973/
Ousby75425/
Gooby75309/
Osbey75275/
Hoiby75217/
Oyboy7589/
Houby7582/
O'Boy7576/
Oubyi7576/
Hobey7561/
Obeyd7552/
Hosby7552/
Oubey7543/
Obeyh7540/
O'Bey7538/
Obycz7530/
Obytz7524/
Obeys7523/
Hoboy7522/
Obayd7518/
Oubay7517/
Hobay7514/
Hojby756/
Oboys754/
Obiey754/
Obhyo754/
Obhay754/
Hoyby752/
Obydz752/
Hobiy752/
Obahy751/
Obaiy751/
Obuoy751/
Otbey751/
Ouboy751/
Ozsby751/
Osbay751/
Gobiy751/
Gobyi751/
Hooby751/
Obehy751/
Oobyi751/
Oubiy751/
Oubyo751/
Obhey751/
Obysz751/
Obych751/
Gobyo751/
Obeey751/
Oubuy751/
Ohboy751/
Oebey751/
O'Bay750/
Oboyd750/
Hotby750/
Hoeby750/
Oybey750/
Obi67338,737/
Oba67131,979/
Obe6724,149/
Eby6716,270/
Aby678,037/
Ovy671,318/
Housby67293/
Gobhay67249/
Houtby67197/
Hotboy67195/
Hobysh6796/
Oubaya6794/
Goubay6767/
Houbey6749/
Gobaya6748/
Ousbey6732/
Goubey6730/
Hoşbay6730/
Hoşboy6728/
Goobey6720/
Obj6719/
Uby6719/
Obé6712/
Oboyst6710/
Hosbey679/
Owy679/
Oubayh679/
Obhaya676/
Oubeyd675/
O'Baya675/
Houyby675/
Oboaya675/
Obá673/
Huobys673/
Otbych672/
Goibay672/
O'Boyd672/
Oshbay671/
Gobgay671/
Obuoyi671/
Oobhoy671/
Oubouy671/
Obaaya671/
Obahay671/
Obieyi671/
Goobyh671/
Eoubey671/
Hobiey671/
Hobyts671/

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