Osseforth Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Osseforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Osseforth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Osseforth Last Name Facts

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

Osseforth is most common in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osseforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Osseforth are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Osseforth is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 211,090. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 38 percent reside, Overijssel, where 28 percent reside and Utrecht, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Osseforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osseforth has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ossefort947/
Ossefoort8932/
Goseforth898/
Osefor805/
Hessefort78130/
Gosefoort7821/
Hossefour788/
Hoseford710/
Osifor67106/
Asefor6720/
Hesseford672/
Hosseifar671/
Houseford670/
Hossaford670/
Hasseford670/
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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 Osseforth
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