Oostra Surname

266,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Oostra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oostra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1581:14,5832,184
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Oostra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oostra is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oostra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oostra is the 266,624th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,971,041 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Oostra are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 14,583. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 23 percent live, Drenthe, where 16 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Oostra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oostra last name are 30.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oostra earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $48,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $44,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostra91560/
Ootra913/
Goostray868/
Ostras83614/
Ostrea83464/
Ostrau83151/
Ostrat83139/
Ostray8326/
Hostra8321/
Gostra831/
Oustra831/
Otra80108/
Goosstray800/
Ostrach77294/
Ostraya77162/
Ostroha77113/
Ostrasz7755/
Ostraia7748/
Ostraat7733/
Hoestra7728/
Ostrast7723/
Ostrash7719/
Goostry7715/
Ostrass7712/
Houstra7710/
Oehstra776/
Ostraus775/
Hostrad775/
Ostrait772/
Goostre772/
Ostraha772/
Ostrayz771/
Oystrah771/
Hosstra771/
Ostraja771/
Oustras771/
Hoodstraat751/
Astra733,220/
Hotra731,638/
Gotra73928/
Ostry73574/
Ustra73356/
Ostro73324/
Ostre73256/
Ostrý73251/
Ostrá73244/
Ostri7349/
Outra7348/
Otras7324/
Oxtra7320/
Ohtra7312/
Otrau736/
Ostré736/
Otraç736/
Othra734/
Otraa733/
Otrea733/
Otrah732/
Ostró732/
Ottra732/
Otray731/
Oštra731/
Oitra731/
Ojtra731/
Goostree71608/
Goostrey71264/
Houtstra71206/
Gostraya7188/
Gosstray7181/
Oostruis7118/
Osztroha7117/
Ostrajch7110/
Osstreea718/
Ostrhaus711/
Hosstroa711/
Osztraha711/
Ostraich711/
Gostraja711/
Oistrach711/
Hostraat710/
Houstrad710/
Hostrait710/
Ostreach710/
Hotrap672,114/
Oustry67760/
Astray67576/
Ostryi67303/
Astrea67280/
Astras67239/
Ostrer67218/
Ostryy67198/
Ostrop67178/
Astraz67135/
Astraj67110/
Hastra67106/
Ostroy6798/
Austra6795/
Otrash6789/
Astrah6789/
Gothra6779/
Ostros6762/
Ostreš6760/
Ostriz6758/
Outras6755/
Ostrie6749/
Astrau6743/
Ostrit6736/
Oitray6727/
Ostrei6727/
Gostry6722/
Gustra6721/
Gottra6721/
Ostres6720/
Ostriy6718/
Goutra6716/
Ostrýt6714/
Gohtra6712/
Gastra6711/
Oshtry6711/
Oustri6711/
Outrah679/
Ostrez678/
Gotray677/
Ostret676/
Hotrat676/
Osztró676/
Otraud676/
Ostrii675/
Hoystradt675/
Ostris675/
Ostriš675/
Ostroś675/
Ostrohova675/
Ustrad674/
Asthra673/
Gotraj672/
Ostrey672/
Ostrýd672/
Ostrot672/
Gotrai672/
Ostryz672/
Ostrou671/
Hothra671/
Hostry671/
Goytra671/
Goitra671/
Gostre671/
Adstra671/
Astrai671/
Houtra671/
Astréa671/
Astrad671/
Ostrid671/
Ostrio671/
Ostryt671/
Otrahs671/
Outtra671/
O'Strauss671/
Outrga671/
Ostroi671/
Astrap670/
Otraus670/
Outrad670/
Oostrhout670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oostra
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