Oldenburg Surname
Approximately 13,071 people bear this surname
Oldenburg Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Oldenburg (old fortification), the name of four places in Germany.
Oldenburg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,542 | 1:12,306 | 1,589 |
| United States | 4,048 | 1:89,540 | 10,071 |
| Netherlands | 792 | 1:21,322 | 3,379 |
| Brazil | 427 | 1:501,345 | 18,906 |
| Sweden | 242 | 1:40,689 | 3,252 |
| Denmark | 239 | 1:23,618 | 2,416 |
| Russia | 222 | 1:649,203 | 56,263 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Venezuela | 62 | 1:487,163 | 9,407 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Poland | 43 | 1:883,924 | 67,072 |
| Finland | 43 | 1:127,830 | 12,225 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Greenland | 14 | 1:4,027 | 416 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 446 | 1:112,598 | 11,173 |
Oldenburg (24) may also be a first name.
Oldenburg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Oldenburg (old fortification), the name of four places in Germany.
Oldenburg Demographics
Oldenburg Political Affiliation
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Oldenburg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oldenburg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oldenburg (Russian: Ольденбург) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oldenburg click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oldenburg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,138th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 557,535 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Oldenburg live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. Oldenburg is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 6,542 people, or 1 in 12,306. In Germany Oldenburg is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent live. Apart from Germany Oldenburg exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.
Oldenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Oldenburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oldenburg last name increased 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Oldenburg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Oldenburg last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Oldenburg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.62% less than the national average, earning 281,633 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 176.44% more than the national average, earning $62,757,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburgh | 95 | 119 | / |
| Oldenbourg | 95 | 97 | / |
| Goldenburg | 95 | 75 | / |
| Olldenburg | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ooldenburg | 95 | 1 | / |
| Holdenburg | 95 | 0 | / |
| Goldenburgh | 90 | 17 | / |
| Oldenbourgh | 90 | 1 | / |
| Oldenborg | 89 | 363 | / |
| Oldenberg | 89 | 222 | / |
| Oldemburg | 89 | 195 | / |
| Eldenburg | 89 | 75 | / |
| Aldenburg | 89 | 8 | / |
| Uldenburg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Goldenbuirgh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Goldenberg | 84 | 13,940 | / |
| Holdenberg | 84 | 16 | / |
| Heldenburg | 84 | 6 | / |
| Oldenbergh | 84 | 3 | / |
| Oldenborgh | 84 | 2 | / |
| Goldenbirg | 84 | 1 | / |
| Auldenburg | 84 | 1 | / |
| Holdemburg | 84 | 1 | / |
| Golddenberg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aldenberg | 78 | 94 | / |
| Aldenborg | 78 | 54 | / |
| Eldenberg | 78 | 14 | / |
| Oldemberg | 78 | 12 | / |
| Oldenberq | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eldenborg | 78 | 0 | / |
| D'Goldenberg | 76 | 1 | / |
| Goldemberg | 74 | 518 | / |
| Heldenberg | 74 | 83 | / |
| Aaldenberg | 74 | 74 | / |
| Goldinberg | 74 | 67 | / |
| Guldenberg | 74 | 4 | / |
| Galdenberg | 74 | 1 | / |
| Heldenbergh | 70 | 241 | / |
| Heeldenberg | 70 | 0 | / |
| Goldimberg | 63 | 12 | / |
| Galdemberg | 63 | 1 | / |
Oldenburg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg in the Russian language | ||
| Ольденбург | oldenburg | - |
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