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 surname Ostafiy (Russian: Остафий) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostafiy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Ostafiy is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ostafiy reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia Ostafiy is most frequent in: Moscow, where 38 percent are found, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 24 percent are found and Bryansk Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 16 percent are found and Transnistria, where 5 percent are found.

Ostafiy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
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  • 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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