Ostermair Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ostermair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostermair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4981:161,65819,191
Austria141:608,24554,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ostermair Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostermair has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostermair? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ostermair is the 600,164th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ostermair live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 161,658. In Germany Ostermair is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 96 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 0 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Ostermair
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