Ostner Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ostner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3531:228,06125,422
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Austria91:946,15970,786
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Östner (16) are calculated separately.

Ostner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostner is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Östner. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 604,614th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Ostner are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 228,061. In Germany Ostner is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 90 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Ostner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ostner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ostner surname rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ostner last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ostner earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.39% more than the national average, earning $55,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östner9416/
Gostner92595/
Hostner922/
Otner9146/
Ostne911/
Astner831,407/
Estner83344/
Ottner83224/
Gotner83121/
Hotner8383/
Ostnes8380/
Oitner8345/
Othner833/
Otnger831/
Outner830/
Otne808/
Gastner77460/
Hottner77225/
Gottner77160/
Hestner77140/
Gustner7788/
Ostness7749/
Goutner7715/
Gothner7714/
Höstner7712/
Gootner7710/
Hootner777/
Hästner776/
Oittner776/
Hastner772/
Esztner771/
Ostenne771/
Hostnet771/
Godtner771/
Goitner770/
Ottnger770/
Austner770/
Asthner770/
Otnes73429/
Atner7341/
Otney7311/
Ottne738/
Gotne736/
Astne736/
Hotne732/
Otnge731/
Othne731/
Oichtner7142/
Gasztner7112/
Estenner714/
Hothnger711/
Gashtner710/
Hottnger710/
Hothnear710/
Haestner710/
Gatner67829/
Ottney67307/
Otness67258/
Axtner67150/
Attner67105/
Hatner6738/
Athner6727/
Goutne6716/
Hotnes6716/
Autner675/
Ottnerová673/
Otenne672/
Gothne672/
Atnere672/
Astney671/
Ottnerova671/
Ottingner671/
Gotney671/
Austne671/
Outney670/
Eutner670/
Hotnie670/
Gotnea670/

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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 Ostner
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