Östermann Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Östermann Surname User-submission:
This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.
Read More About This SurnameÖstermann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Ostermann (17,772) are calculated separately.
Östermann Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German, Swedish and Ashkenazi surname, denoting someone who came from the east of the region or country. It is derived from the Swedish, German and Ashenazic words oster/öster, meaning 'east', and mann/man, meaning 'man'.
- deleted-173293Östermann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Östermann Come From? nationality or country of origin
Östermann is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as: Ostermann. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Östermann? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Östermann is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Östermann reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany Östermann is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 11 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostermann | 96 | 17,772 | / |
| Höstermann | 95 | 26 | / |
| Österman | 94 | 2,091 | / |
| Estermann | 89 | 3,033 | / |
| Astermann | 89 | 24 | / |
| Hestermann | 84 | 977 | / |
| Oestermann | 84 | 211 | / |
| Eustermann | 84 | 192 | / |
| Hostermann | 84 | 47 | / |
| Höxtermann | 84 | 44 | / |
| Hastermann | 84 | 39 | / |
| Osztermann | 84 | 32 | / |
| Esztermann | 84 | 16 | / |
| Aastermann | 84 | 1 | / |
| Esthermann | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ostermannn | 84 | 1 | / |
| Osterman | 82 | 5,898 | / |
| Esterman | 82 | 705 | / |
| Asterman | 82 | 44 | / |
| Hoestermann | 80 | 43 | / |
| Hosterman | 78 | 875 | / |
| Hesterman | 78 | 771 | / |
| Oszterman | 78 | 93 | / |
| Oesterman | 78 | 83 | / |
| Eusterman | 78 | 41 | / |
| Ashterman | 78 | 29 | / |
| Estherman | 78 | 25 | / |
| Hasterman | 78 | 13 | / |
| Eesterman | 78 | 5 | / |
| O'Sterman | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ostermaun | 78 | 0 | / |
| Heesterman | 74 | 181 | / |
| Hoesterman | 74 | 15 | / |
| Haszterman | 74 | 2 | / |
| Estermon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ostermon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ostorman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ostarman | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ostermein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hostermon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oztarman | 59 | 3 | / |
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