Sostmann Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sostmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sostmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4691:171,65320,198
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sostmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sostmann is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sostmann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sostmann is the 624,505th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sostmann are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 469 people, or 1 in 171,653. In Germany Sostmann is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live and Hesse, where 24 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Sostmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sostmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sostmann last name rose 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sostmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sostmann surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sostmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.15% less than the national average, earning 200,207 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soistmann9440/
Soestmann944/
Sostman9395/
Sotmann931/
Sothmann88466/
Soistman88202/
Sottmann88102/
Jostmann8876/
Sustmann8838/
Sodtmann889/
Shostman883/
Sotman8648/
Schotmann8236/
Soodtmann8214/
Sothman80148/
Sustman8084/
Soutman8066/
Costman8046/
Shotman8039/
Jostman8010/
Sottman802/
Sootman801/
Sastman800/
Sodtman800/
Satmann800/
Zostman800/
Schottmann78390/
Schotman751,116/
Zottmann75571/
Saatmann75242/
Sattmann75205/
Sautmann75126/
Shootman7547/
Southman7517/
Jostmane7515/
Chostman754/
Castmann752/
Zoutmann751/
Cestmann751/
Sochtman751/
Soustmam750/
Jastmann750/
Shottman750/
Satman71434/
Schottman71195/
Zotman7159/
Schootman7133/
Sotmon718/
Schestman712/
Schatmann711/
Southmayn711/
Šotman711/
Schustman710/
Schattmann67573/
Zoutman67551/
Saatman67105/
Castman6772/
Sautman6762/
Zottman6747/
Sattman6742/
Shatman6735/
Zothman6713/
Chotman674/
Sotmong674/
Satmhan673/
Zootman672/
Schautmann672/
Saztman671/
Shotmanova671/
Siatman671/
Sadtman670/
Seutman670/
Cestman670/

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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
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  • 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 Sostmann
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