Oosterwijk Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oosterwijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosterwijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5941:10,5941,439
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Oosterwijk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oosterwijk occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterwijk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 235,783rd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,271,715 people. Oosterwijk is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Oosterwijk reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,594 people, or 1 in 10,594. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 39 percent are found, Overijssel, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Oosterwijk Last Name Statistics demography

Oosterwijk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Oosterwijk
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