Osten Surname

145,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Osten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0911:73,7919,340
United States9631:376,38533,289
Colombia1781:268,3945,526
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Canada751:491,27542,011
France651:1,021,888113,182
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Turkey591:1,319,00754,084
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Australia441:613,53943,545
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Czechia231:462,32550,029
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Austria91:946,15970,786
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Norway71:734,61250,907
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

The alternate forms: Östen (1) are calculated separately.

Osten (2,931) may also be a first name.

Osten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osten (Hindi: ओस्टेन, Marathi: टेन, Russian: Остен) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Östen. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osten? popularity and diffusion

Osten is the 145,582nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,390,143 people. The surname Osten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Osten live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 134,037th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,931 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,091 people, or 1 in 73,791. In Germany Osten is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Colombia, where 6 percent are found.

Osten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Osten are 6.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Osten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning 340,550 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning $17,766,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.63% more than the national average, earning $73,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östen931/
Osteen915,874/
Hosten911,892/
Oosten911,119/
Gosten91702/
Ostien91259/
Oisten91205/
Oesten91110/
Osteng9159/
Ousten9140/
Ohsten9124/
Ostend9115/
Ostten9115/
Ostenc919/
Oysten914/
Ostenn914/
Ossten910/
Oten891,224/
O'Steen83831/
Housten83139/
Hosteen83123/
Oudsten8394/
Hoesten8341/
Ostteen8338/
Hosteng8327/
Hoisten8312/
Oddsten835/
Oosteen833/
Ossteen831/
Oisteen831/
Hoosten831/
Ostenne831/
Otdsten831/
Hostenc831/
Hostoen830/
Otten8031,267/
Oteng8026,767/
Outen802,060/
Ostin801,788/
Ostyn801,615/
Ooten801,297/
Asten801,021/
Esten80972/
Othen80627/
Hoten80333/
Üsten80244/
Goten80174/
Otien80105/
Ozten8088/
Otend8017/
Oteen8012/
Usten8011/
Oxten807/
Otuen807/
Uoten804/
Ostem804/
Otoen802/
Ostne801/
Oyten801/
Otenn800/
Ostenová7724/
Oddsteen7719/
Ostenova773/
Housteen772/
Otn7517/
Austen7310,350/
Hooten735,928/
Outten732,766/
Hasten731,411/
Osting731,302/
Gasten731,128/
Houten731,085/
Hostin731,050/
Hostyn73833/
Gostin73408/
Hotten73328/
Esteen73274/
Ostina73266/
Husten73176/
Ostijn73159/
Osstyn73154/
Estien73109/
Gotten7391/
Astien7388/
Hesten7370/
Hoiten7365/
Adsten7348/
Gusten7345/
Hüsten7337/
Oustin7330/
Otteng7328/
Gostyn7320/
Asteen7320/
Gouten7318/
Ochten7315/
Osttin7315/
Ostion7313/
Utsten7313/
Ashten7311/
Outhen7311/
Houstn7311/
Hostýn7311/
Hösten7310/
Hoyten738/
Osteem738/
Gohten738/
Hostín738/
Üstten738/
Aasten737/
Östeng737/
Ostyna737/
Ottien736/
Hoteng734/
Hothen734/
Ustoen734/
Hotien734/
Oistin733/
Othien733/
Estten733/
Gooten732/
Essten732/
Otenne732/
Otthen732/
Oiteng732/
Eusten731/
Oxstin731/
Ooteen731/
Hodten731/
Hoşten731/
Oteeng731/
Otienė731/
Outuen731/
Oistín731/
Godten731/
Ehsten731/
Osstem731/
Oten'g731/
Astten731/
Gojten731/
Ottenn730/
Goiten730/
Ottent730/
Hostem730/
Outien730/
Aten676,724/
Oosting673,539/
Otin672,380/
Gostinn67917/
Houstin67254/
Otem67210/
Gasteen6796/
Heshten6787/
Austenå6782/
Hostijn6776/
Austeng6763/
Austeen6749/
Houteng6744/
Gostina6742/
Hausten6740/
Gausten6736/
Otenova6724/
Osstijn6718/
Goustin6716/
Otín6714/
Heesten6711/
Höjsten6711/
Otyn6711/
Hadsten679/
Otne678/
Ashtien677/
Hostyna677/
Uddsten676/
Hosting674/
Austien674/
Gostion673/
Hootten673/
Aastuen672/
Hooteen672/
Hesteen672/
Ottn672/
Ochtend672/
Otng672/
Outn672/
Heusten672/
Hasteen672/
Estn672/
Hoistin672/
Hosztin672/
Astn672/
Outteen671/
Oostngh671/
Hosstin671/
Hosteem671/
Hostion671/
Estehen671/
Gohstin671/
Gotn671/
Otennne671/
Hotn671/
Hussten671/
Gaszten671/
Goutten671/
Goshtin671/
Estienn671/
Auszten671/
Hastten671/
Eshtien671/
Esstien671/
Eusteen671/
Otnc671/
Otnd671/
Otnk671/
Uotn671/
Uisteen671/
Hoestin671/
Huxsten670/
Goostin670/
Gosttin670/
Outhien670/
Hessten670/
Houtten670/
Hastien670/
Gusteen670/
Houthen670/
Houstem670/
Huisten670/
Husteen670/
Hustien670/
Goitten670/

Osten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osten in the Hindi language
ओस्टेनostena-
Osten in the Marathi language
टेनtena-
Osten in the Russian language
Остенosten-

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