Oswalds Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Israel

Oswalds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswalds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Oswalds (11) may also be a first name.

Oswalds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oswalds is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswalds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 30 percent of Oswalds live; 20 percent live in West Asia and 20 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Oswalds is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Oswalds is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent are found and São Paulo, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Oswalds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oswalds has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswaldus9340/
Oswaldes936/
Osvalds8667/
Oßwalds861/
Oswaldz861/
Osualdas801/
O'Saludes751/
O Saludes750/
Osields711/
Asaldes711/
Isaldes711/
Oswaltz710/
Osaulets67121/
Usaladas6712/
Ausvalds673/
Uswaltas671/
Uysaldas671/
Asaladas671/
Oshwalch670/
Otswaltz670/
Hausvalds633/

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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 Oswalds
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