Ostermeier Surname

79,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ostermeier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostermeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3551:15,0341,970
United States5991:605,10749,190
Canada841:438,63838,170
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
France91:7,380,302306,885
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Ostermeier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostermeier occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostermeier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,349th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,185,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Ostermeier reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Ostermeier is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,355 people, or 1 in 15,034. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 76 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ostermeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostermeier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostermeier last name rose 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostermeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostermeier last name are 30.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ostermeier earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $52,282 CAD 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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