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 more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oestensen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oestensen is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Oestensen live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
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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