Ostermeyer Surname

276,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ostermeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostermeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6221:129,43015,761
United States5061:716,32256,419
France671:991,384111,008
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium241:479,02747,365
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales51:618,90625,852
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Ostermeyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostermeyer is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostermeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 276,555th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,197,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Ostermeyer reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 129,430. In Germany Ostermeyer is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Ostermeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostermeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostermeyer surname rose 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ostermeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostermeyer last name are 18.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.04% registered with the party.

The amount Ostermeyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning R 315,252 per year and in United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,479 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ostermeyer
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