Oehninger Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oehninger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oehninger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2971:27,6534,242
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Chile251:704,65916,160
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oehninger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oehninger is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oehninger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oehninger is the 688,723rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Oehninger live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 27,653. In Switzerland Oehninger is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 58 percent are found, Canton of Thurgau, where 18 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 10 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Chile, where 6 percent are found.

Oehninger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oehninger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oehninger last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oehninger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oehninger surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Oehninger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $44,295 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Oehninger
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