Osterberg Surname

146,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Osterberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osterberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1981:164,90416,745
Germany2731:294,89230,449
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Luxembourg631:9,2151,495
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Österberg (5,232) are calculated separately.

Osterberg Last Name Facts

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

Osterberg (Russian: Остерберг) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Österberg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osterberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,026th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,398,797 people. The surname Osterberg occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Osterberg live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Osterberg is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,198 people, or 1 in 164,904. In The United States Osterberg is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Osterberg is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Osterberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osterberg last name are 10.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Osterberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.87% less than the national average, earning R 54,960 per year; in United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning $49,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Osterberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osterberg in the Russian language
Остербергosterberg-

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Footnotes

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