Oaster Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

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

Oaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Oaster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oaster is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oaster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 988,329th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Oaster live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States Oaster is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live.

Oaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oaster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oaster last name grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oaster surname are 32.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.41% registered with the political party.

Oaster earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoaster9219/
Goaster925/
Oaste911/
Oater911/
Goater831,208/
Hoater83150/
Ouaste839/
Aoster833/
Oastes831/
Oahter830/
Oate80179/
Hoather77162/
Gouater77139/
Goatter7732/
Goather779/
Ojhater771/
Ogiater771/
Hoasted770/
Oates7329,749/
Oatey73243/
Goate73205/
Oðate7351/
Ouate7317/
Oasta7311/
Oatez739/
Oasti737/
Oatet737/
Hoate735/
Oaite733/
Aoste732/
Oatie731/
Oatte731/
Oateș731/
Aoter731/
Ooate731/
Gouather7161/
Ouattere712/
Gouatter711/
Ouasti67969/
Oattes67245/
Ouasta67222/
Ouatir67172/
Houate67168/
Oatess67103/
Gouate6775/
Ojhate6729/
Goatey6714/
Goatei679/
Aouste675/
Ahoste674/
Goatte673/
Oathey673/
O'Gaither672/
Ouateu672/
Ojiate672/
Oathet672/
Ooates671/
Ouatre671/
Oastis671/
Oatees671/
Oaates671/
Ouates671/
Ohatre671/
Ohoste671/
Hoatte671/
Hohate671/
Ouatte671/
Oðates671/
Aouter671/
Hoates670/
Oattey670/
Hoathe670/
Aostte670/
Goatee670/

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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 Oaster
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