Ostermann Surname

30,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Ostermann Surname User-submission:

This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.

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Ostermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,7691:6,305767
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
Austria1,3861:6,144736
France9061:73,31410,265
Brazil2711:789,94228,681
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Greenland1161:48681
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Australia601:449,92835,109
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
England361:1,547,72466,012
Norway221:233,74025,571
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

The alternate forms: Östermann (56) are calculated separately.

Ostermann (12) may also be a first name.

Ostermann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.

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Ostermann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostermann (Russian: Остерманн) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Östermann. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostermann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ostermann is the 30,078th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 410,058 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Ostermann live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ostermann is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 12,769 people, or 1 in 6,305. In Germany Ostermann is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Ostermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostermann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostermann last name increased 935 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ostermann are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ostermann earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning 355,899 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning $63,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ostermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostermann in the Russian language
Остерманнostermann-

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