Oswaldt Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Oswaldt Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Oswald (divine power).

Oswaldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1661:1,289,60444,167
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Oswaldt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Oswald (divine power).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oswaldt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oswaldt is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oswaldt.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswaldt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oswaldt is the 1,252,959th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Oswaldt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Oswaldt reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Oswaldt is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 1,289,604. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 98 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 1 percent reside. Not including Brazil it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Oswaldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oswaldt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oswaldt surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohswaldt9321/
Oshwaldt930/
Oswald9265,040/
Oswalt926,749/
Oschwaldt880/
Osswald863,795/
Oszwald86210/
Osvaldt8667/
Osswalt8640/
Ohswald8640/
O'Swald8616/
Oßwaldt8610/
Aswaldt864/
Oswwald862/
Hoswald861/
Oshwald861/
Oswalth861/
Oswaldz861/
Oswaild861/
Oswaald861/
Eswaldt860/
Oswalte860/
Oswauld860/
Oswaltz860/
Oswoldt860/
Oschwald801,200/
Auswaldt8015/
Osvaldtt802/
Hoshwald800/
Houswalt800/
Otswaltz800/
Houswald800/
Oßwald773,922/
Osvald772,725/
Oswold7777/
Osvalt7762/
Aswald7736/
Oßwalt7713/
Aswalt772/
Eswald772/
Oswolt771/
Uswald771/
Osbalt771/
Osualt770/
Osbald770/
Oswaldová75178/
Hauswaldt7545/
Oswaldova754/
Oszvald71524/
Ozsvald71132/
Osvalds7167/
Usswald7159/
Ossvald7149/
Ochwald7130/
Auswald717/
Hosvald716/
Osswaldová715/
Oßwalds711/
Oszvalt711/
Oszwaldová711/
Oshwold711/
Ozsvalt711/
Hosuald711/
Asswald710/
Ashwald710/
Haswald710/
Hauswald672,412/
Hochwald67629/
Hochwalt67167/
Uschwald6714/
Aschwald6711/
Hauswalt673/
Guhswald671/
Oschwaldová671/
Hushwald670/

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