Oftenes Surname

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

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oftenes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oftenes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657

Oftenes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oftenes is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oftenes.

How Common Is The Last Name Oftenes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Oftenes are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway it is most numerous in: Southern Norway, where 69 percent are found, Western Norway, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent are found.

Oftenes Last Name Statistics demography

Oftenes earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 22.89% less than the national average, earning 266,871 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ofteness935/
Aftene77575/
Ofteni7730/
Obtene773/
Aftenie71237/
Obtenez7110/
Aftenys718/
Afteney710/
Heftanesh6311/
Habtenesh639/
Afteni62950/
Afteny6222/
Aftine623/
Abtene621/
Aftenii57318/
Afteniy57115/
Aftenyi5785/
Aftanis5718/
Haftine571/
Afthine571/
Habteneh531/
Habtinesh5016/

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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 Oftenes
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