Osthaug Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Osthaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osthaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Östhaug (4) are calculated separately.

Osthaug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osthaug is more commonly found in The United States Virgin Islands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Östhaug. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osthaug? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osthaug is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Osthaug reside; 60 percent reside in Caribbean and 60 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States Virgin Islands, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 36,792. In The United States Virgin Islands Osthaug is mostly concentrated in: Saint Croix, where 100 percent reside. Aside from The United States Virgin Islands it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östhaug954/
Ostag8312/
Hesthaug8016/
Gothag779/
Hothag771/
Otag7379/
Ostaque71116/
Hostaux71103/
Hesthag7195/
Estaugh7148/
Estehag7112/
Osteaux715/
Hasthag711/
Outhauk710/
Hosteaux67119/
Gaathaug6767/
Hotag6743/
Othax6730/
Oztag6716/
Ostak6714/
Otugh6713/
Othak678/
Ustug674/
Gotag674/
Otchague674/
Hostaque674/
Astag673/
Ostuk673/
Oztug672/
Othog672/
Athag672/
Ojtag671/
Othuk671/
Otaig671/
Estag671/
Odtug671/
Otchaque671/
Ottag671/
Ustag671/
Ashtaugh671/
Hothough670/

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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 Osthaug
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