Oksnes Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Oksnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oksnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2341:21,9762,859
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Öksnes (3) are calculated separately.

Oksnes Last Name Facts

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

Oksnes is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Öksnes. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oksnes? popularity and diffusion

Oksnes is the 1,058,336th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Oksnes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Oksnes reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Oksnes is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 21,976. In Norway Oksnes is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 85 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 10 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Norway Oksnes is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Oksnes Last Name Statistics demography

Oksnes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.48% less than the national average, earning 309,802 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öksnes943/
Oksness9282/
Hoksnes9280/
Oeksnes921/
Oksne914/
Aksnes831,042/
Oksner83146/
Oksnee8317/
Eksnes831/
Hogsnes7796/
Höksnes771/
Ocksner770/
Acksne671/
Ocsner670/

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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 Oksnes
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