Osters Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Osters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Osters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osters is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Osters reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Osters is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 35 percent live, Illinois, where 32 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Osters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Osters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Osters surname increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Osters are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Osters earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $50,291 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oosters92281/
Hosters92124/
Oysters926/
Oesters922/
Oters9116/
Esters832,882/
Otters83219/
Outers83136/
Ohters8355/
Others8316/
Uoters838/
Usters832/
Asters831/
Oterse831/
Otiers830/
Hesters77579/
Outters77553/
Hasters7760/
Österås7756/
Gothers7753/
Houters7752/
Esthers7749/
Gusters7749/
Austers7732/
Gotters7719/
Gouters7712/
Eusters778/
Otterås778/
Hotters775/
Husters774/
Gasters773/
Hooters772/
Astiers771/
Othiers771/
Gooters771/
Osterseher7574/
Aters73153/
Heesters71695/
Haesters7162/
Haasters7146/
Houtters7126/
Otthiers7121/
Outhiers711/
Gaters67355/
Estors67168/
Axters6746/
Auters6711/
Aterse675/
Astors675/
Haters674/
Athers674/
Estars671/
Aaters670/
Atters670/

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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 Osters
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