Ostermai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ostermai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostermai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ostermai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostermai has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostermai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ostermai are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Ostermai is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent are found and Saxony, where 33 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 33 percent are found and Spain, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostermaa8818/
Ostermay885/
Otermi8634/
Ostermaus822/
Otermat8090/
Ostrema8029/
Asterma803/
Outermi801/
Estermaa751/
Atermi71136/
Aterma719/
Ottermatt715/
Estehrmma711/
Usterme6721/
Estorma671/
Atherma671/
Esterme671/
Haterma671/
Astorma671/
Estarma671/
Hatermaa638/
Attermaa637/
Gatermah631/
Estirmaya593/
Ashtermer590/
Atrema572/
Attrema5320/
Atermer531/
Estorme531/
Hatirmi531/
Attirmiz501/
Attremah501/

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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
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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 Ostermai
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