Ostheim Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Ostheim Surname Definition:

OSTHEIM: (German.) From Ost, east, and heim, a home, habitation or village.—From the east habitation or village.

Ostheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Austria241:354,81038,119
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Östheim (1) are calculated separately.

Ostheim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

OSTHEIM: (German.) From Ost, east, and heim, a home, habitation or village.—From the east habitation or village.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ostheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostheim is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Östheim. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 844,382nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ostheim live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany Ostheim is primarily found in: Hesse, where 81 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live. Besides Germany Ostheim exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Ostheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostheim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostheim last name rose 194 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostheim surname are 39.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.36% registered with the political party.

Ostheim earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.44% more than the national average, earning $51,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östheim951/
Oostheim9329/
Ostheime931/
Otheim9258/
Osthem923/
Osteim922/
Gotheim8657/
Estheim864/
Ottheim864/
Hotheim860/
Osthein860/
Osteism860/
Othim83721/
Ostem834/
Austheim80188/
Gottheim8098/
Ustaheim8011/
Othaim77364/
Hothem77272/
Hostim77163/
Ostein7752/
Ostime7728/
Gothim7717/
Usthem7716/
Osteem778/
Hothim776/
Gothem775/
Osteme774/
Östhem773/
Osteam771/
Otetim771/
Otthem771/
Otheam771/
Osstem771/
Gostim771/
Hostem770/
Otim7360,853/
Otem73210/
Hostein71790/
Houthim7133/
Atheism7132/
Oxstein7114/
Osthing7111/
Gothein718/
Oystein716/
Hothime713/
O'Stein711/
Osthene711/
Hosteem711/
Axtheim711/
Gosthin711/
Godthem711/
Gotchem711/
Hothaim711/
Osztein711/
Goithim711/
Hosthen711/
Oothein711/
Hoothem711/
Hotheem711/
Osteine710/
Houstim710/
Houstem710/
Gotchim710/
Athem675,435/
Ottem67668/
Othen67627/
Oteme67602/
Hotim67459/
Hosteing67269/
Houstein67177/
Üstem67133/
Estem67126/
Ootim67107/
Gotim6799/
Astim6792/
Outim6767/
Otham6762/
Gotem6755/
Othin6746/
Estim6741/
Athim6740/
Astem6736/
Otyem6733/
Ustim6732/
Otime6724/
Oztim6720/
Hosteint6716/
Hotem6714/
Ottim6711/
Otein6711/
Ostam679/
Otiem677/
Ateim676/
Hotcheme676/
Ustem674/
Oosteind673/
Outem672/
Otaem672/
Oudstein672/
Ostimova671/
Othstein671/
Hosteion671/
Goostein671/
Gotthoim671/
Hoostein671/
Hoistein671/
Oteissem671/
O'Tim671/
Goutchem671/
Otahm671/
Oosthuin671/
Hotheyin671/
Otuiheme671/
Hosteine670/
Gouthiem670/

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