Ostend Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ostend Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ostend (15) may also be a first name.

Ostend Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostend is found most frequently in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostend? popularity and diffusion

Ostend is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Ostend reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,642,378. In Belgium Ostend is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 7 percent reside.

Ostend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ostend has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ostend surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osten913,049/
Otend9117/
Oostends861/
Osteen835,874/
Hosten831,892/
Oosten831,119/
Gosten83702/
Ostien83259/
Oisten83205/
Osteng8359/
Ousten8340/
Ohsten8324/
Ostten8315/
Ostenc839/
Oysten834/
Ostenn834/
Otiend832/
Ossten830/
Oten801,224/
Otnd801/
O'Steen77831/
Housten77139/
Hosteen77123/
Oudsten7794/
Ostteen7738/
Hosteng7727/
Hoisten7712/
Oddsten775/
Oosteen773/
Ochtend772/
Ossteen771/
Oisteen771/
Hestend771/
Hoosten771/
Ostenne771/
Otdsten771/
Othiend771/
Hostenc771/
Hostoen770/
Otten7331,267/
Oteng7326,767/
Outen732,060/
Ostin731,788/
Ostyn731,615/
Ooten731,297/
Asten731,021/
Othen73627/
Hoten73333/
Goten73174/
Otien73105/
Ozten7388/
Oteen7312/
Oxten737/
Otuen737/
Uoten734/
Ostem734/
Otoen732/
Ostne731/
Oyten731/
Otenn730/
Ostenová7124/
Oddsteen7119/
Ostenova713/
Housteen712/
Austen6710,350/
Hooten675,928/
Outten672,766/
Hasten671,411/
Osting671,302/
Gasten671,128/
Houten671,085/
Hostin671,050/
Hostyn67833/
Gostin67408/
Hotten67328/
Ostina67266/
Ostijn67159/
Osstyn67154/
Gotten6791/
Astien6788/
Hoiten6765/
Adsten6748/
Oustin6730/
Otteng6728/
Gostyn6720/
Asteen6720/
Gouten6718/
Otn6717/
Ochten6715/
Osttin6715/
Otente6715/
Ostion6713/
Ashten6711/
Outhen6711/
Houstn6711/
Hostýn6711/
Hoyten678/
Osteem678/
Gohten678/
Hostín678/
Aasten677/
Ostyna677/
Ottien676/
Hoteng674/
Hothen674/
Othind674/
Hotien674/
Oistin673/
Othien673/
Gooten672/
Otenne672/
Otthen672/
Oiteng672/
Eusten671/
Oxstin671/
Ooteen671/
Hodten671/
Hoşten671/
Hatend671/
Oteeng671/
Otienė671/
Outuen671/
Oistín671/
Godten671/
Osstem671/
Oten'g671/
Astten671/
Gojten671/
Ottenn670/
Goiten670/
Ottent670/
Hostem670/
Outien670/

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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 Ostend
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