Oostewal Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Oostewal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oostewal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Oostewal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oostewal is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oostewal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oostewal? popularity and diffusion

Oostewal is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oostewal are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Oostewal is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live.

Oostewal Last Name Statistics demography

Oostewal earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.93% more than the national average, earning R 337,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oostewaal9415/
Oostewahl947/
Ostewald881/
Ostawal8090/
Gotewal8027/
Otewalt8014/
Otewale802/
Astewale754/
Ostevald754/
Osthawal751/
Ostevall751/
Ostaweal751/
Ashtewale711/
Ostaval67244/
Astawal679/
Otewole677/
Otheval675/
Goteval674/
Ostival673/
Asteval671/
Gatewal671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Oostewal
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