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
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Oldenburg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oldenburg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oldenburg (Russian: Ольденбург) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oldenburg.
How Common Is The Last Name Oldenburg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,138th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 557,535 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Oldenburg are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Oldenburg is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 24 people.
The surname Oldenburg is most numerous in Germany, where it is held 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. Barring Germany it occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.
Oldenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Oldenburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oldenburg surname grew 908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Oldenburg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Oldenburg last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.02% being registered with 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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