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Where Does The Last Name Ostwald Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ostwald is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ostwald.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostwald? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ostwald is the 111,544^th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,750,972 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Ostwald are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548^th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,772 people, or 1 in 29,042. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Ostwald Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ostwald has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,134 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostwald Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Ostwald last name are 9.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ostwald earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $44,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.2% more than the national average, earning $70,650 CAD per year.