Ostega Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brunei
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ostega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ostega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostega is more frequently found in Brunei than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ostega occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ostega reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 20 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brunei, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 418,731. In Brunei Ostega is primarily found in: Brunei-Muara District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Brunei it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and Israel, where 20 percent are found.

Ostega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ostega has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostega surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osteaga926/
Osthega922/
Ostegas921/
Otega91612/
Ostaga83391/
Estega8331/
Otegha8314/
Otegau833/
Ottega832/
Gotega831/
Ostiga831/
Oztega831/
Ostege831/
O'Tega831/
Oteaga830/
Osthege7739/
Hostaga7721/
Esteiga771/
Asteaga771/
Oteigha771/
Osteguy771/
Atega731,095/
Otiga73145/
Otego7343/
Ostheguy7111/
Ostehguy714/
Osthegui711/
Otiego67343/
Ategha67219/
Outiga67204/
Hatega67111/
Ateaga6783/
Atiega6759/
Oztaga6750/
Astiga6730/
Astoga6716/
Otuiga6713/
Otigay6711/
Estaga6710/
Astaga677/
Ateega677/
Estiga676/
Estoga675/
Hottegaud674/
Gotiga674/
Otioga673/
Ostigy673/
Ateiga673/
Ottiga672/
Gatega672/
Otaiga672/
Otyoga672/
Otisga671/
Otegho671/
Astegi671/
Ategaa671/
Ostago671/
Otigha671/
Ategah671/
O'Steiger671/
Otigai671/
Oteigo670/

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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 Ostega
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