Oesterheld Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oesterheld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oesterheld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2851:282,47529,573
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Australia271:999,84158,390
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Oesterheld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oesterheld is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oesterheld? popularity and diffusion

Oesterheld is the 683,026th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. Oesterheld occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Oesterheld are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 282,475. In Germany Oesterheld is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Hesse, where 28 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Oesterheld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oesterheld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 679 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oesterheld Last Name Statistics demography

Oesterheld earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 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
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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 Oesterheld
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