van Oosterwyk Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Chile

van Oosterwyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Oosterwyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

van Oosterwyk Last Name Facts

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

van Oosterwyk occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname van Oosterwyk is the 5,391,485th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of van Oosterwyk are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany van Oosterwyk is most numerous in: Hamburg, where 100 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Chile, where 15 percent live.

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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 van Oosterwyk
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