Oosterveer Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oosterveer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosterveer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5331:31,6835,248
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oosterveer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oosterveer occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oosterveer.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterveer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,180th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Oosterveer live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 533 people, or 1 in 31,683. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 59 percent live, North Holland, where 17 percent live and North Brabant, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Oosterveer occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Oosterveer Last Name Statistics demography

Oosterveer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.75% less than the national average, earning $19,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oosterveere950/
Oosterwier805/
Osterber782/
Osterbert744/
Osterhves741/
Osterweir740/
Aterver716/
Osterva711/
Osterbauer70500/
Oosterhvis701/
Osteruie671/
Oszterbauer671/

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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 Oosterveer
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