Ostenberg Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ostenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Östenberg (18) are calculated separately.

Ostenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostenberg (Russian: Остенберг) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Östenberg. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ostenberg is the 998,609th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ostenberg are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States Ostenberg is most frequent in: California, where 22 percent are found, Colorado, where 13 percent are found and Washington, where 13 percent are found. Besides The United States Ostenberg occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Ostenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostenberg last name expanded 1,182 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostenberg last name are 8.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ostenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning $50,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $51,383 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ostenberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostenberg in the Russian language
Остенбергostenberg-

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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 Ostenberg
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