Oosterwyk Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Oosterwyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosterwyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oosterwyk Last Name Facts

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

Oosterwyk occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosterwyk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oosterwyk is the 811,192nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Oosterwyk is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Oosterwyk are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 97 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live and Gauteng, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Oosterwyk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oosterwyk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oosterwyk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oosterwyk last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Oosterwyk earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.7% more than the national average, earning R 279,708 per year and in United States they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning $35,810 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 Oosterwyk
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