Osestad Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Osestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Osestad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osestad is found most in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osestad is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Osestad occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Osestad reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 100,829. In Norway Osestad is most common in: Southern Norway, where 82 percent are found, Western Norway, where 6 percent are found and Central Norway, where 4 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Osestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osestad surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Osestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.02% less than the national average, earning 269,865 kr per year and in United States they earn 141.65% more than the national average, earning $104,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogestad8638/
Oseta83120/
Hogestad8018/
Aasestad808/
Ogestadh804/
Osieta77486/
Osetta7713/
Ossita775/
Osceta774/
Oyseta773/
Oseita773/
Osheta772/
Goseta772/
Osetau771/
Osetay771/
Ositad771/
Osista771/
Hogestadh756/
Ozestap719/
Agestad719/
O'Sheta717/
Oseitai716/
Osietea711/
Osseita711/
Hogesta711/
Osjetta711/
Öjestad711/
Osita676,617/
Oseto67773/
Ogeta67468/
Augestad67418/
Ozeta67313/
Hagestad67264/
Aseta67139/
Ojeta6739/
Oceta6724/
Aagestad6723/
Ousseita671/
Aggestad671/
Asheista671/

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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 Osestad
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