Obén Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Obén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Oben (8,597) & Obën (1) are calculated separately.

Obén Last Name Facts

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

Obén has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Oben or Obën. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Obén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Obén are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Obén is most prevalent in: District of Columbia, where 50 percent live and Texas, where 50 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oben928,597/
Obën921/
Gobén897/
Osbén892/
Obn8629/
Obin753,777/
Obyn7556/
Owén7551/
Oobn755/
Obng755/
Obne755/
Oebn752/
Hobn751/
Oubn751/
Otbn751/
Gobn751/
Obeng67137,360/
Gobin6714,136/
Obina677,420/
Hobin671,957/
Obien671,751/
Goben671,370/
Hoben671,225/
Obing67725/
Oeben67501/
Obuin67431/
Osben67307/
Ouben67210/
Obion67194/
Gobyn67120/
Osbin6734/
Obijn6731/
Obuen6730/
Oybin6714/
O'Ben6713/
Obend6710/
Obinn678/
Obent676/
Habén675/
Obenn675/
Obeen673/
O'Bin673/
Obink673/
Hobhn673/
Oubin673/
Hobng671/
Obind671/
Ooben671/
Obgne671/
Obyna671/
Oibin671/
Osbnn671/
Obyon670/
Otben670/
Hobne670/

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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 Obén
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis