Oppermann Surname

31,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oppermann Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'churchwarden', 'sexton', denoting someone who takes care and protects a church.

Oppermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,8881:5,797697
United States1,0921:331,92230,052
Brazil5891:363,45413,894
France3331:199,46831,013
Australia2971:90,89510,420
Denmark1581:35,7263,717
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Austria411:207,69425,759
Canada411:898,67368,969
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Norway191:270,64728,127
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
England161:3,482,379114,324
Israel161:534,85239,210
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Oppermann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'churchwarden', 'sexton', denoting someone who takes care and protects a church.

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Oppermann Last Name Facts

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

Oppermann (Russian: Опперманн) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppermann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,463rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 429,462 people. Oppermann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Oppermann live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 13,888 people, or 1 in 5,797. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Oppermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oppermann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oppermann surname rose 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oppermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oppermann surname are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oppermann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.3% less than the national average, earning 258,533 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.88% more than the national average, earning R 377,556 per year; in United States they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $48,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.66% less than the national average, earning $46,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Oppermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oppermann in the Russian language
Опперманнoppermann-

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