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

Oostra has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oostra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,624th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,971,041 people. The surname Oostra is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Oostra are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 14,583. In The Netherlands Oostra is most frequent in: Friesland, where 23 percent are found, Drenthe, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Oostra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oostra surname are 30.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.03% registered with 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

  • 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 Oostra
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