Oester Surname
Approximately 961 people bear this surname
Oester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 508 | 1:16,167 | 2,644 |
| United States | 347 | 1:1,044,550 | 76,531 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Oester (14) may also be a first name.
Oester Demographics
Average Oester Salary in
United States
$45,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oester occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oester.
How Common Is The Last Name Oester? popularity and diffusion
It is the 373,124th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,583,294 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Oester reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 16,167. In Switzerland Oester is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 65 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.
Oester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Oester has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 551 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Oester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Oester last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Oester earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $56,420 CAD 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
- 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 Oester
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