Oostens Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Oostens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 221 | 1:52,021 | 8,506 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Oostens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oostens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oostens is found most frequently in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oostens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,088,856th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. Oostens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Oostens are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Oostens is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 52,021. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 53 percent live, Walloon Region, where 31 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Belgium it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoostens | 93 | 11 | / |
| Ostens | 92 | 8 | / |
| Hostens | 86 | 579 | / |
| Oustens | 86 | 1 | / |
| Otens | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ottens | 77 | 4,351 | / |
| Ostins | 77 | 145 | / |
| Gotens | 77 | 19 | / |
| Otenss | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hotens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Astens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Otns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hostins | 71 | 460 | / |
| Gastens | 71 | 91 | / |
| Gottens | 71 | 53 | / |
| Ostench | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ottenås | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hastens | 71 | 2 | / |
| O'Stenz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gustens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hootins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Austens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Outtens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hustens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ottenst | 71 | 0 | / |
| Eustens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hostench | 67 | 188 | / |
| Otems | 67 | 76 | / |
| Atens | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houthens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hostence | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oostens
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