Oosterveen Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oosterveen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosterveen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9341:18,0802,810
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England111:5,065,278148,650
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Oosterveen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oosterveen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterveen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,564th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,403,819 people. The surname Oosterveen occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Oosterveen live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Oosterveen is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 934 people, or 1 in 18,080. In The Netherlands Oosterveen is most prevalent in: Overijssel, where 26 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Oosterveen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oosterveen surname are 20.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oosterveen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $53,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osterveen952/
Oostervin841/
Oostervink80106/
Oostervinck761/
Otterbein631,942/
Osterbine632/
Astervind631/
Oterbajn562/
Atterving539/
Otterbain530/
Atterbein530/
Aszterbaun502/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oosterveen
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