Ostom Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ostom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ostom (51) may also be a first name.

Ostom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostom is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ostom occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ostom are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ostom is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 51 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Montana, where 50 percent live and Texas, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Ostom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ostom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostom last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gostom913/
Ostome913/
Oestom911/
Otom893,016/
Gosztom83107/
Houstom837/
Gotom801,668/
Otoum80754/
Otome80528/
Otoom80423/
Astom80151/
Oston80109/
Ottom8042/
Estom8036/
Ustom8010/
Ostam809/
Hotom807/
Othom807/
O'Tom807/
Otomg806/
Otuom804/
Ostum801/
Outom801/
Uotom801/
Oitom800/
Oxtom800/
Hostomme771/
Goitom7337,464/
Goytom735,183/
Oyston73834/
Hoston73711/
Goston73450/
Goutom73306/
Ouston73227/
Ostoin73145/
Outome7351/
Gustom7320/
Gostum7319/
Odstam7317/
Hotome7316/
Gastom7315/
Ostone7313/
Gottom7312/
Gostam7310/
Otoume736/
Othoum735/
Hothom734/
Austom733/
Otuome733/
Houtom732/
Gothom732/
Gotoim732/
Gotoum732/
Oostam732/
Oiston731/
Ostamn731/
Hottom731/
Ototim731/
Hotoom731/
Ostong731/
Ostume731/
Oustam731/
Oustum731/
Eustom731/
Othomg731/
Outtom730/
Esttom730/
Hustom730/
Ostoon730/
Ostoumova711/
Houston6798,680/
Atom678,927/
Oton677,975/
Otam67657/
Hotston67418/
Outoume6766/
Hoitomt6741/
Goshton6740/
Otão6738/
Hooston6717/
Gouttom6710/
Hodston679/
Oushton675/
Hoiston674/
Hoyston674/
O'Stone674/
Huoston673/
Gohston672/
Gouston672/
Goutoum672/
Ostound671/
Otomova671/
Goiston671/
Ostamne671/
Ostogne671/
Goistam671/
Osttone671/
Hotohme671/
Ottston670/
Haustom670/
Hhoston670/
Hadstom670/
Gooston670/

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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 Ostom
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