Osthoff Surname

190,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Osthoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osthoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6721:48,1496,300
United States4041:897,17667,678
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Austria101:851,54467,454
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Osthoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osthoff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osthoff? popularity and diffusion

Osthoff is the 190,320th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,285,638 people. The last name Osthoff occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Osthoff reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,672 people, or 1 in 48,149. In Germany Osthoff is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Bavaria, where 7 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Osthoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osthoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Osthoff surname grew 416 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osthoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osthoff last name are 21.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Osthoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.41% less than the national average, earning R 41,808 per year; in United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $49,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oosthoff9312/
Hosthoff930/
Osthof92163/
Ostoff9237/
Othoff920/
Oosthof86123/
Asthoff8623/
Outhoff8617/
Otthoff868/
Oithoff861/
Gostoff860/
Ostofft860/
Esthoff860/
Usthoff860/
Ostof831/
Houthoff80142/
Gusthoff805/
Austhoff803/
Gasthoff803/
Gosztoff801/
Gotchoff800/
Hosthoft800/
Ostaff7774/
Estoff7737/
Gotoff7735/
Hotoff7712/
Astoff779/
Athoff779/
Ostofe772/
Osthov771/
Gothof771/
Ottoff770/
Austhof71116/
Gustoff7186/
Ostaffe7120/
Gotthof7117/
O'Staff7117/
Atthoff716/
Gasthof714/
Gootoff712/
Gottoff711/
Hustoff711/
Hathoff711/
Gosztof711/
Gathoff711/
Hottoff710/
Hestoff710/
Othow672,057/
Ostaf67231/
Ostov6763/
Ostow6756/
Otofe6726/
Haustoff679/
Estof673/
Gosztowf671/
Otoof671/
Astof671/
Gustooff671/
D'Ostaff671/
Hatthoff670/
Gatthoff670/

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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 Osthoff
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