Oosterwoud Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oosterwoud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosterwoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oosterwoud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oosterwoud is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterwoud? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. Oosterwoud occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oosterwoud are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 163,953. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Friesland, where 67 percent are found, Groningen, where 11 percent are found and Drenthe, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osterboudt801/
Asterwou781/
Osterbhoudt761/
Osterbout741/
Oosterwij741/
Osterwa715/
Osterbo714/
Osterbu711/
Osterbhout701/
Osterhuadt701/
Eusterwood701/
Ostervuh672/
Osterway670/

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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 Oosterwoud
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