Oßwald Surname
Approximately 3,922 people bear this surname
Oßwald Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,921 | 1:20,532 | 2,727 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Oßwald (11) may also be a first name.
Oßwald Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oßwald Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oßwald is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oßwald.
How Common Is The Last Name Oßwald? popularity and diffusion
Oßwald is the 117,413th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,858,120 people. The last name Oßwald occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oßwald are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Oßwald is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,921 people, or 1 in 20,532. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 55 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and Thuringia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Oßwald exists in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oßwaldt | 92 | 10 | / |
| Oßwalds | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oswald | 83 | 65,040 | / |
| Oßwalt | 83 | 13 | / |
| Osswald | 77 | 3,795 | / |
| Oszwald | 77 | 210 | / |
| Oswaldt | 77 | 184 | / |
| Ohswald | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ochwald | 77 | 30 | / |
| O'Swald | 77 | 16 | / |
| Oswwald | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hoswald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshwald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswaldz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswaild | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswaald | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswauld | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oschwald | 71 | 1,200 | / |
| Hochwald | 71 | 629 | / |
| Haußwald | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ohswaldt | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hoshwald | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oshwaldt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Houswald | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oswalt | 67 | 6,749 | / |
| Osvald | 67 | 2,725 | / |
| Oswaldová | 67 | 178 | / |
| Oswold | 67 | 77 | / |
| Aswald | 67 | 36 | / |
| Oswaldova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eswald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ozwold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Axwald | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oschwaldt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Osbald | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oßwald
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