Oestensen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Oestensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oestensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oestensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oestensen is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Oestensen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oestensen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Oestensen reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Oestensen is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Oestensen is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 100 percent live. Barring Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estensen | 94 | 430 | / |
| Ostensen | 94 | 254 | / |
| Oystensen | 89 | 15 | / |
| Uestensen | 89 | 0 | / |
| Estensn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oestensson | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ostenson | 82 | 523 | / |
| Östensen | 82 | 36 | / |
| Estinsen | 82 | 1 | / |
| O'Eastenson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Austensen | 78 | 46 | / |
| Eastenson | 78 | 39 | / |
| Estensson | 78 | 28 | / |
| Ostensson | 78 | 14 | / |
| Ostennson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hostenson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Gustensen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Osteenson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Eistenson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Östenson | 71 | 31 | / |
| Astenson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ostinson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Östensson | 67 | 729 | / |
| Austenson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ashtenson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gustenson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Austinsen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gustensson | 63 | 14 | / |
| Austeenson | 63 | 0 | / |
| Astinson | 59 | 1 | / |
| Austnson | 59 | 0 | / |
| Austinson | 56 | 251 | / |
| Oostinjen | 56 | 44 | / |
| Oettingen | 56 | 20 | / |
| Gustinson | 56 | 3 | / |
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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 Oestensen
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