Ooievaar Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ooievaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooievaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Ooievaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ooievaar occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ooievaar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Ooievaar is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Ooievaar reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 392,725. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 35 percent live, North Brabant, where 23 percent live and Gelderland, where 12 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live and Hong Kong, where 2 percent live.

Ooievaar Last Name Statistics demography

Ooievaar earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.09% less than the national average, earning $32,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ooijevaar94376/
Ooyevaar88153/
Oijevaar8838/
Hooievar881/
Oyevaar8065/
Ojevaar8036/
Oijvaar801/
Ivaar778/
Oivar771/
Ivahar7163/
Hoevar7120/
Ijevar7117/
Evahar711/
Ivar67383/
Gohivar67277/
Ovar67261/
Evar67209/
Gojevar678/
Gijevar675/
Ouevard671/
Ohaivar671/
Ayevaar671/
Evaharr671/
Hoivare671/
Euvaard670/

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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
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  • 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 Ooievaar
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