Oosters Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Oosters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1571:107,56217,290
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oosters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oosters is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oosters.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 935,326th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oosters reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 107,562. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 59 percent live, North Brabant, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 43 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osters92126/
Hosters86124/
Oysters866/
Hooters862/
Oesters862/
Gooters861/
Oters8316/
Otters77219/
Outers77136/
Ohters7755/
Others7716/
Uoters778/
Usters772/
Asters771/
Oterse771/
Otiers770/
Outters71553/
Osterseher7174/
Hasters7160/
Gothers7153/
Houters7152/
Gusters7149/
Austers7132/
Gotters7119/
Gouters7112/
Otterås718/
Eusters718/
Hotters715/
Husters714/
Gasters713/
Astiers711/
Othiers711/
Aters67153/
Haasters6746/
Houtters6726/
Otthiers6721/
Outhiers671/

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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 Oosters
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