View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Oby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Öby. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 402,870^th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name Oby is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Oby live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oby is also the 53,464^th most frequent first name globally, held by 12,228 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held 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. Apart from The United States this last name occurs 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 occurrence of Oby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oby last name increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oby Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Oby surname are 2.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.16% 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.