Oersted Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Oersted Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oersted (11) may also be a first name.
Oersted Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oersted Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oersted is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oersted? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Oersted is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Oersted live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The last name Oersted is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 513,156. In Denmark Oersted is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 64 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoersted | 93 | 2 | / |
| Orsted | 92 | 167 | / |
| Ersted | 92 | 93 | / |
| Horsted | 86 | 599 | / |
| Hersted | 86 | 91 | / |
| Orstead | 86 | 81 | / |
| Orstedt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Erstedt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoerste | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oursted | 86 | 0 | / |
| Earsted | 86 | 0 | / |
| Oijerstedt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Horstead | 80 | 449 | / |
| Hoerster | 80 | 284 | / |
| Ehrstedt | 80 | 149 | / |
| Herstedt | 80 | 144 | / |
| Eiersted | 80 | 134 | / |
| Ohrstedt | 80 | 84 | / |
| Herstead | 80 | 17 | / |
| Eirstedt | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ejersted | 80 | 9 | / |
| Horstedt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Örsted | 77 | 15 | / |
| Arsted | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orstid | 77 | 0 | / |
| Herrstedt | 75 | 86 | / |
| Awerstedt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Heiersted | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eierstedt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ejerstedt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eggersted | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hierstedt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eggerstedt | 71 | 760 | / |
| Gaerste | 71 | 119 | / |
| Harsted | 71 | 80 | / |
| Arstedt | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hägerstedt | 71 | 8 | / |
| Arstead | 71 | 4 | / |
| Urstedt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hayerstead | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hursted | 71 | 0 | / |
| Härstedt | 67 | 175 | / |
| Hörstedt | 67 | 106 | / |
| Harstead | 67 | 100 | / |
| Öhrstedt | 67 | 78 | / |
| Harstedt | 67 | 61 | / |
| Haarsted | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aarstead | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uhrstedt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gurstedt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arrstedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eggersstedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harstied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eggersteadd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Herstidt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hurstead | 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 Oersted
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