Osterhorn Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Iceland

Osterhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osterhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Osterhorn Last Name Facts

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

Osterhorn is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osterhorn? popularity and diffusion

Osterhorn is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Osterhorn live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Osterhorn is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany Osterhorn is most frequent in: Hesse, where 38 percent live, Bremen, where 35 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany Osterhorn occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Osterhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osterhorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Osterhorn surname rose 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osterhorn Last Name Statistics demography

Osterhorn earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD 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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  • 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 Osterhorn
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