Ostbye Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Ostbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Östbye (36) are calculated separately.

Ostbye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostbye occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Östbye. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostbye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ostbye is the 1,649,806th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ostbye are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 27 percent reside, Minnesota, where 17 percent reside and North Carolina, where 15 percent reside. Not including The United States Ostbye occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Ostbye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostbye last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Ostbye earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.6% more than the national average, earning $54,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östbye9436/
Oestbye925/
Ostby911,413/
Ostboe8339/
Oestby833/
Osteby832/
Ostbay830/
Ostoby830/
Ostebee7727/
Osteboe7713/
Osetobe773/
Oesstby771/
Estby73188/
Östby73134/
Ostep7343/
Ostbo7339/
Ustby7335/
Astby7316/
Osteb7311/
Ostbi731/
Ostab731/
Oesteboe714/
Estebe671,238/
Astibe67446/
Ostebo6786/
Eastby6759/
Osdoby6744/
Estibe6743/
Austby6730/
Istabe6723/
Estube6720/
Esteby6711/
Ostaib678/
Ustbay678/
Oztobe677/
Ostaba677/
Östeby676/
Estèbe674/
Astebe674/
Osdabe674/
Ostubo672/
Ostabo672/
Ostieb671/
Osetba671/
Üstbay671/
Ostupe671/
Estabe671/
Estbuy671/
Oztoby670/
Gustbée626/
Otvie550/

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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 Ostbye
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