Ostendorf Surname

64,774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Ostendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5991:17,5052,297
United States2,5861:140,16214,590
Netherlands3381:49,9628,561
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Ostendorf (10) may also be a first name.

Ostendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostendorf is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostendorf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,774th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 944,105 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Ostendorf live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ostendorf is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Ostendorf is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 4,599 people, or 1 in 17,505. In Germany Ostendorf is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found and Hamburg, where 3 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Ostendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostendorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostendorf last name increased 1,154 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostendorf surname are 12.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Ostendorf earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.45% more than the national average, earning R 314,748 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $45,468 CAD per year.

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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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