Ornstein Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ornstein Surname Definition:

Place name in Bavaria, Germany (Arnstein).

Ornstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3181:275,00725,731
Canada831:443,92338,562
Sweden581:169,77211,770
England571:977,51048,999
Argentina441:971,44161,182
France371:1,795,209158,669
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Austria91:946,15970,786
Israel91:950,84857,975
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Örnstein (1) are calculated separately.

Ornstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Bavaria, Germany (Arnstein).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Ornstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ornstein (Arabic: آرنستين) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Örnstein. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ornstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 237,170th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,304,516 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ornstein live; 81 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,318 people, or 1 in 275,007. In The United States Ornstein is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Ornstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ornstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ornstein surname rose 3,994 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ornstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ornstein last name are 40.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Ornstein earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.2% more than the national average, earning $58,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.44% more than the national average, earning $80,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örnstein961/
Orenstein944,006/
Hornstein943,550/
Gornstein94159/
Orinstein9472/
Ohrnstein9440/
Ornshtein947/
Ornsztein943/
Oernstein942/
Gorenstein891,072/
Horenstein89769/
Gorinstein89125/
Ohrenstein89123/
Orenshtein8945/
Horinstein8930/
Orensztein8916/
Hornshtein8913/
Gornshtein898/
Hoernstein896/
Orrenstein891/
Oraenstein891/
Orensteing891/
Arnstein88783/
Ernstein8889/
Ornsteen8828/
Ornstien8823/
Ornstain884/
Ornstine881/
Horenshtein8475/
Gorenshtein8430/
Horynshtein8418/
Ohrensstein8415/
Ornsteinová8411/
Gorinshtein842/
Horesnstein841/
Horrenstein841/
Horensztein841/
Arenstein82301/
Erenstein82243/
Hörnstein8295/
Hornstuen8239/
Ehrnstein8238/
Hernstein8232/
Ornshteyn8229/
Hornstine8229/
Orensteen8225/
Hornstien8224/
Orinstien8214/
Orenstien8213/
Orenstain8212/
Erinstein829/
Ahrnstein828/
Garnstein826/
Orenstejn822/
Gornstean821/
Gornstien821/
Harnstein821/
Hornštein821/
Orenztein821/
Gornstejn821/
Eernstein821/
Arnshtein821/
Arnsteine820/
Gorenschtein801/
Ehrenstein78470/
Eerenstein78205/
Herrnstein78119/
Herenstein7853/
Gornshteyn7852/
Ahrenstein7849/
Orenshteyn7845/
Harinstein7835/
Orinshteyn7816/
Orensztejn7815/
Arynshtein7814/
Gornsztejn789/
Erenshtein789/
Arenshtein789/
Gorenstain784/
Gorensteyn784/
Harenstein783/
Horenstien783/
Erynshtein783/
Ohrenstien781/
Garenstein781/
Orensztain781/
Orenshtain781/
Gorenstien781/
Hornsstine780/
Ohrensteinová765/
Arnsteen7517/
Arnstine7512/
Ernstien753/
Arnstien752/
Arnstain751/
Harrenstein74165/
Gorenshteyn74128/
Gorinshteyn7462/
Arnsteinová7414/
Herenshtein7414/
Gorynsztejn742/
Harzenstein741/
Horenshteyn741/
Gorensztejn741/
Gorenshtain741/
Gorinsztejn741/
Arenštein715/
Arnshteyn713/
Erensteyn712/
Arenstien712/
Ornshtayn712/
Arensteim711/
Orenštain711/
Arensteen711/
Orenstajn711/
Orensztjn711/
Arensteinová702/
Gorennshteyn701/
Orensztajn6715/
Arenshteyn6711/
Erenshteyn679/
Ornstam677/
Arinshteyn676/
Erensztejn674/
Erinshteyn671/
Harenstien671/
Harenstine671/
Hornsztajn671/
Arinchtein671/
Arnstan670/

Ornstein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ornstein in the Arabic language
آرنستينarnstyn-
ارنستينarnstyn-

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