Osterhus Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Osterhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osterhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Osterhus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osterhus is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osterhus? popularity and diffusion

Osterhus is the 745,450th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Osterhus reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Osterhus is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 1,522,937. In The United States Osterhus is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 29 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Osterhus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osterhus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Osterhus surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osterhus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osterhus last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Osterhus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $49,672 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
  • 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 Osterhus
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