Osterer Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Osterer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osterer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria901:94,61613,804
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Österer (10) are calculated separately.

Osterer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osterer is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Österer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Osterer.

How Common Is The Last Name Osterer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osterer is the 1,048,281st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Osterer are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Osterer is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 94,616. In Austria Osterer is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 47 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 43 percent are found and Salzburg, where 8 percent are found. Not including Austria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Osterer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osterer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osterer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osterer surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Osterer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.34% more than the national average, earning $74,695 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osterer
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