Oostwijk Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Oostwijk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Oostwijk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oostwijk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oostwijk is found most in Suriname. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oostwijk.
How Common Is The Last Name Oostwijk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oostwijk is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Oostwijk are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.
The last name is most prevalent in Suriname, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 8,635. Beside Suriname Oostwijk occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oostwijk
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