Oosterbosch Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Oosterbosch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 247 | 1:46,545 | 7,557 |
| Netherlands | 232 | 1:72,790 | 12,363 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Oosterbosch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oosterbosch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oosterbosch is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oosterbosch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 626,382nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Oosterbosch are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 46,545. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent live, Walloon Region, where 20 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 47 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osterbosch | 95 | 1 | / |
| Oosterbos | 90 | 353 | / |
| Osterbach | 80 | 7 | / |
| Osterbosd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hosterbach | 76 | 5 | / |
| Osterbac | 74 | 1 | / |
| Achterbosch | 73 | 93 | / |
| Ochterbach | 67 | 0 | / |
| Achterbos | 60 | 9 | / |
| Astrebas | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oosterbosch
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