van Oosten Surname

99,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Oosten Surname User-submission:

The van Oosten surname means 'from the east' in Dutch.

van Oosten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,1371:4,082393
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Belgium911:126,33718,388
United States821:4,420,231233,612
South Africa811:668,86148,796
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

van Oosten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The van Oosten surname means 'from the east' in Dutch.

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van Oosten Last Name Facts

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

van Oosten is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of van Oosten.

How Common Is The Last Name van Oosten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,230th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,527,147 people. The last name van Oosten occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Oosten are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name van Oosten is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,137 people, or 1 in 4,082. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 42 percent reside, North Holland, where 12 percent reside and Gelderland, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

van Oosten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Oosten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the van Oosten last name rose 2,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Oosten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Oosten earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning R 241,752 per year; in United States they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $53,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $47,544 CAD per year.

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