Oschwald Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oschwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oschwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7711:104,41712,919
Switzerland2011:40,8605,772
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Oschwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oschwald is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oschwald? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oschwald is the 313,233rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. Oschwald is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Oschwald reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 771 people, or 1 in 104,417. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 69 percent are found, Hesse, where 8 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Oschwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oschwald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 704 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oschwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oschwald are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oschwald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning $44,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oschwaldt940/
Ochwald9330/
Oshwald931/
Hochwald88629/
Uschwald8814/
Aschwald8811/
Oshwaldt880/
Hoshwald880/
Oswald8665,040/
Ochwal86128/
Oshwal866/
Oschwaldová841/
Osswald803,795/
Hohwald80218/
Oszwald80210/
Oswaldt80184/
Ohswald8040/
O'Swald8016/
Goshwal803/
Oswwald802/
Oswaald801/
Oswaild801/
Oswaldz801/
Oshwold801/
Hoswald801/
Oswauld800/
Ashwald800/
Oswal7715,691/
Owald7761/
Ohwal7720/
Hochwalt75167/
Ohswaldt7521/
Hochvald7514/
Ajchwald754/
Houswald750/
Hushwald750/
Oswalt716,749/
Oßwald713,922/
Howald712,918/
Osvald712,725/
Ashwal711,643/
Oswaldová71178/
Achwal71112/
Oswold7177/
Oswall7149/
Hawald7137/
Aswald7136/
Ahwald7123/
Ochwał7112/
Gowald718/
Owwald717/
Otswal714/
Oswaldova714/
Oswaal713/
Osswal712/
Eswald712/
Oswale712/
Oswwal711/
Ouswal711/
Ohwhal711/
Uswald711/
Osbald710/
Oswalh710/
Oswahl710/
Oszvald67524/
Howaldt67204/
Owal67190/
Ozsvald67132/
Osvaldt6767/
Osvalds6767/
Usswald6759/
Ossvald6749/
Osswalt6740/
Ashwale6735/
Heuwald6728/
Houwald6725/
Oßwaldt6710/
Auswald677/
Hosvald676/
Achwale675/
Osswaldová675/
Ashwall674/
Goshval674/
Aswaldt674/
Hohwold673/
Goiswal673/
Oswalth671/
Oswasil671/
Oszwaldová671/
Oscualt671/
Goyswal671/
Hahwald671/
Hohwahl671/
Oßwalds671/
Oshwole671/
Hosuald671/
Oswaltz670/
Asswald670/
Ashwold670/
Oswalte670/
Haswald670/
Eswaldt670/
Oswoldt670/
Ashbald670/

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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 Oschwald
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