Oosthuyse Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

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

Oosthuyse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oosthuyse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Belgium421:273,73032,801
France331:2,012,810168,616
England21:27,859,030389,889

The alternate forms: Oosthüyse (6) & Oosthuÿse (1) are calculated separately.

Oosthuyse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oosthuyse occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Oosthüyse or Oosthuÿse. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oosthuyse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oosthuyse is the 814,680th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Oosthuyse reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 45 percent are found, Limpopo, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Oosthuyse Last Name Statistics demography

Oosthuyse earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.38% more than the national average, earning R 338,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oosthüyse966/
Oosthuÿse961/
Oosthuys9413/
Oosthuise891/
Oosthuyss891/
Oosthys881/
Oosthuijse841/
Oosthuis82280/
Outhuyse8250/
Osthus80570/
Othuse8013/
Houthuyse7823/
Oosthuize781/
Osthauser780/
Oysthause780/
Osthues75558/
Osthaus75315/
Outhuse7535/
Othouse7529/
Outhyse7513/
Oesthus753/
Osthuis750/
Outhouse71664/
Houthuys71299/
Gasthuys7188/
Othus7187/
Hothouse7155/
Otuse7120/
Outhuyze715/
Ostys714/
Ousthuis711/
Otthouse711/
Hoothaus710/
Gothus67340/
Outhuijse6776/
Gotuse6717/
Houdthuys6715/
Othuis672/
Ostase672/
Ostysz672/
Otuise672/
Athuse671/
Othuge671/
Otoshe671/
Othese671/
Oteyse671/
Osthos671/
Otuyce671/
Osteihaus671/
Gotthouse670/
Husthouse670/

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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 Oosthuyse
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