Oestermann Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Oestermann Surname User-submission:
This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.
Read More About This SurnameOestermann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 192 | 1:419,299 | 38,092 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Oestermann Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.
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Where Does The Last Name Oestermann Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oestermann occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oestermann? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oestermann is the 1,140,742nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Oestermann are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Oestermann is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 419,299. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Beside Germany Oestermann exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.
Oestermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Oestermann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oestermann surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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