Ostnes Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ostnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway621:82,94011,515
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Finland21:2,748,35172,663

The alternate forms: Östnes (13) are calculated separately.

Ostnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostnes is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Östnes. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ostnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostnes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ostnes reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 82,940. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 77 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 15 percent reside and Central Norway, where 8 percent reside. Not including Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Finland, where 3 percent reside.

Ostnes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ostnes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning 332,258 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Östnes9413/
Ostness9249/
Otnes91429/
Ostne911/
Ostner83513/
Otness83258/
Hotnes8316/
Estnes831/
Gotnes831/
Otne808/
Hestnes77776/
Austnes77322/
Ågotnes77242/
Estness7729/
Hostner772/
Ohtness772/
Hostnet771/
Ottness771/
Ostenne771/
Otner7346/
Atnes7343/
Otney7311/
Ottne738/
Gotne736/
Astne736/
Hotne732/
Othne731/
Otnge731/
Otnäs731/
Hestness71140/
Astner671,407/
Ottney67307/
Ottner67224/
Hotner6783/
Oitner6745/
Östnäs6722/
Goutne6716/
Hatnes675/
Astnäs674/
Atnesh673/
Othner673/
Otenne672/
Gatnes672/
Gotnez672/
Gothne672/
Austne671/
Gotney671/
Astney671/
Outney670/
Hotnie670/
Outner670/
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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ostnes
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