Oesch Surname

124,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oesch Surname User-submission:

The surname Oesch is a cognate of Esch, a German habitational surname, meaning 'ash'.

Oesch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,0031:4,100580
United States9081:399,18434,943
France2831:234,70936,380
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Finland1081:50,8956,123
Luxembourg501:11,6112,029
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Oesch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Oesch is a cognate of Esch, a German habitational surname, meaning 'ash'.

- saperti165

Oesch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oesch is most common in Switzerland. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oesch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oesch is the 124,223rd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,985,166 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Oesch live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2,003 people, or 1 in 4,100. In Switzerland Oesch is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 38 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 15 percent are found. Barring Switzerland this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Oesch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oesch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oesch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oesch are 28.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oesch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.88% less than the national average, earning 221,907 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.57% less than the national average, earning R 69,936 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% less than the national average, earning $43,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoesch91798/
Goesch91358/
Oetsch9122/
Ooesch911/
Esch8913,226/
Osch89284/
Oech8924/
Oesh894/
Oesc891/
Hoesche8357/
Hoyesch837/
Goestch835/
Hoetsch831/
Hoescht831/
Hosch802,874/
Hesch801,787/
Eisch80439/
Hoech80161/
Owech80125/
Goesh8075/
Aesch8062/
Oisch8041/
Eusch8026/
Ojesh8021/
Owesh8012/
Oyech806/
Hoesh804/
Oesph802/
Oesth801/
Ousch801/
Iesch801/
Oeche801/
Hoesc801/
Ojech801/
Oeshe801/
Essch801/
Easch800/
Esh756,622/
Osh751,643/
Oes75432/
Oec7515/
Heisch73890/
Heusch73454/
Housch73191/
Hiesch73105/
Hoeche7385/
Hoecht7377/
Oheish7373/
Aescht7355/
Haesch7353/
Heysch7338/
Aesche7335/
Oyeche7328/
Hoisch7325/
Ouecht736/
Gouesh735/
Oueche732/
Outsch731/
Hoeshe731/
Hoesht731/
Easech731/
Hessch731/
Oheche731/
Oyeshe731/
Houech731/
Oweesh731/
Awesch730/
Houesh730/
Goesttsch711/
Goes6747,849/
Eich6713,074/
Yesh675,976/
Hosh673,385/
Hoes672,955/
Asch672,727/
Eash672,335/
Oest671,430/
Eish671,181/
Hesh67729/
Owes67648/
Heitsch67490/
Oese67381/
Oyes67317/
Eysh67244/
Ouch67187/
Haesche67162/
Oess67150/
Oets67132/
Houtsch67115/
Ojes6794/
Aesh6763/
Hoitsch6762/
Oush6755/
Oish6743/
Ohetshe6741/
Euch6733/
Uesh6732/
Hajesch6731/
Hajosch6729/
Ösch6727/
Ayyosch6723/
Oece6718/
Houscht6717/
Eych6717/
Haouech6716/
Eesh6716/
Oues6716/
Oyec6716/
Each678/
Heische678/
Iesh677/
Haetsch677/
Essh675/
Heatsch674/
Hoec674/
Oies674/
Easc674/
Oehz673/
Ohes673/
Oich673/
Ossh672/
Oheache672/
Ehsh672/
Hejosch672/
Houeche672/
Heutsch671/
Eustche671/
Heessch671/
Heishch671/
Heasche671/
Euschse671/
Eoutsch671/
Eisc671/
Housche671/
Aoueche671/
Heusche671/
Hawesch671/
Oysh671/
Äsch671/
Goyisch671/
Eschowa671/
Ojsc671/
Aesc671/
Ojsh671/
Ooec671/
Oedc671/
Oehc671/
Oejc671/
Oesd671/
Oesj671/
Oesp671/
Oesx671/
Oesz671/
Oeyc671/
Uoec671/
Ejch671/
Ejsc671/
Gawesch671/
Headsch670/
Oehs670/
Eush670/

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Oesch Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oesch
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