Ostertach Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ostertach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ostertach Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ostertach Last Name Facts

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

Ostertach (Russian: Остертач) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostertach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Ostertach live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 16,101,092. In Germany Ostertach is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostertac941/
Ostertakh8923/
Osterta882/
Ostertas824/
Ostertaj822/
Asterta751/
Aterta67239/
Oterto672/
Otherto634/
Otretha631/
Atherto501/
Astreto501/
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Ostertach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostertach in the Russian language
Остертачostertac-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ostertach
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