Osterthun Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Osterthun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 161 | 1:500,034 | 42,738 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Osterthun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osterthun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osterthun occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Osterthun.
How Common Is The Last Name Osterthun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,272,314th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Osterthun reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 500,034. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 86 percent reside, Hamburg, where 4 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany Osterthun is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.
Osterthun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Osterthun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Osterthun surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostertun | 94 | 13 | / |
| Osterthon | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ottertun | 82 | 17 | / |
| Astertun | 82 | 4 | / |
| Östertun | 82 | 3 | / |
| Astertund | 78 | 0 | / |
| Asterton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Attertun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otterton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Atherthon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Outretuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hotterton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aterton | 63 | 6 | / |
| Atherton | 59 | 25,010 | / |
| Atterton | 59 | 596 | / |
| Otairton | 59 | 2 | / |
| Atehrton | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ahterton | 59 | 1 | / |
| Aterhton | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hatherton | 56 | 14 | / |
| Aatherton | 56 | 2 | / |
| Attherton | 56 | 1 | / |
| Adtherton | 56 | 0 | / |
| Hatterton | 56 | 0 | / |
| Atirton | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Osterthun
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