Ostby Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Ostby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3231:273,96725,661
Canada481:767,61660,775
Norway131:395,56035,657
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Östby (134) are calculated separately.

Ostby Last Name Facts

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

Ostby occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Östby. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 274,840th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,157,499 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ostby reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ostby is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States Ostby is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 20 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Ostby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ostby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostby surname rose 2,205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostby last name are 2.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östby93134/
Oestby913/
Ostbay910/
Otby895/
Oesstby831/
Estby80188/
Ustby8035/
Astby8016/
Gotby806/
Oxtby802/
Ostbi801/
Otbey801/
Hotby800/
Houtby73197/
Hotboy73195/
Austby7330/
Gottby7311/
Ustbay738/
Gastby732/
Otbych732/
Üstbay731/
Gothby731/
Estbuy731/
Otba67229/
Atby67142/
Otbe677/
Otbi674/
Otbj671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ostby
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