Ostersen Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ostersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2321:24,3312,483
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ostersen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostersen occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,011,991st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ostersen are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 24,331. In Denmark Ostersen is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 74 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 5 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Ostersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostersen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostersen last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Ostersen
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