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 surname Oostens is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oostens? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,088,856th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. Oostens is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Oostens reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Oostens is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 52,021. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 53 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 31 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Belgium Oostens exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
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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