Ostafiy Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Ostafiy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostafiy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Transnistria21:237,35016,204

Ostafiy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostafiy (Russian: Остафий) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Ostafiy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostafiy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ostafiy is the 3,228,735th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ostafiy live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Ostafiy is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia Ostafiy is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 38 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 24 percent live and Bryansk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 16 percent live and Transnistria, where 5 percent live.

Ostafiy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostafi921,150/
Ostafy92376/
Ostafie86639/
Ostafyi86329/
Ostafij8662/
Ostafii8653/
Osztafi8646/
Ostaffy8612/
Ostafoi8611/
Ostafei8611/
O'Stafy862/
Ostahfi861/
Oustafi861/
Oustafy861/
Goosstafiy820/
Hosztafi8050/
Osztaffi8028/
Osztaffy804/
Ostafe77737/
Astafi7717/
Ostofi7713/
Astaifi71409/
Osztofi7156/
Astafei7149/
Ostaffe7120/
Astafui716/
Oustafa712/
Astafii712/
Hostafa711/
Ostoffy711/
Ostofie711/
Ostoffie678/
Astafich676/
Astafych671/

Ostafiy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostafiy in the Russian language
Остафийostafij-

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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 Ostafiy
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