Okstveit Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Okstveit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okstveit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

Okstveit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okstveit occurs most in Norway. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okstveit? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Okstveit live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Okstveit is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,028,457. In Norway Okstveit is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Other than Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokstvedt821/
Hogstvedt7135/
Haugstveit6743/
Okstoft6714/
Hoxtvedt636/
Haugstveidt631/
Aksiutovaite601/
Haugstvedt56152/
Agustiveti561/
Akstuft531/
Acosta Viuda502/

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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
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  • 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 Okstveit
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