Obenauer

Obenauer Meaning & Origin

About Obenauer
The surname Obenauer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "oben," meaning "above" or "top," and "auer," referring to a meadow or pasture. Therefore, the surname Obenauer can be interpreted as "one who lives or works on the top meadow" or "someone from the upper meadow." It is likely that the name originally denoted a person who resided near or owned land in an elevated meadow or pasture.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Obenauer is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Obenauer: 328
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,297
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Obenauer based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
APNR
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O10506
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW1 B AH0 N AW0 ER0
🌐 IPA
/obenauer*/
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('APNR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O156

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Obenauer in Braille

Here's how to represent Obenauer in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Obenauer in braille

How to sign the name Obenauer using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Obenauer using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Obenauer in sign language

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