Ostos Surname

37,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Ostos Surname User-submission:

The Ostos surname is of Basque origin. It comes from the word agglutination of osteo and the -z suffix, which means 'the leafy place'. By extension this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Ostos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela4,2611:7,088787
Colombia2,3311:20,4951,564
Peru2,1231:14,9711,907
Mexico2,1181:58,6052,828
Spain1,5421:30,3193,087
Philippines8681:116,63420,112
United States4721:767,92159,720
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Chile301:587,21614,299
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Ostoš (1) are calculated separately.

Ostos (18) may also be a first name.

Ostos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ostos surname is of Basque origin. It comes from the word agglutination of osteo and the -z suffix, which means 'the leafy place'. By extension this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

- danielvzla

Ostos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostos (Russian: Остос) is borne by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ostoš. For other potential spellings of Ostos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,949th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 525,266 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ostos are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Ostos is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most common in Venezuela, where it is borne by 4,261 people, or 1 in 7,088. In Venezuela Ostos is most numerous in: Carabobo, where 20 percent live, Táchira, where 19 percent live and Aragua, where 12 percent live. Apart from Venezuela Ostos occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 17 percent live and Peru, where 15 percent live.

Ostos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostos last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Ostos earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,349 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $23,435,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.88% less than the national average, earning $37,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostoš931/
Hostos91763/
Ostosh9116/
Osztos9111/
Osttos913/
Osstos911/
Osthos911/
Osto892,715/
Otos89604/
Goustos8313/
Ostoits835/
Oustous834/
Hosttos833/
Osthoss831/
Hostous831/
Houstos830/
Ostas80942/
Gosto80889/
Ostoa80619/
Gotos80408/
Hosto80327/
Estos80236/
Otose80207/
Ottos80159/
Ostoj80139/
Outos80116/
Ostoy8060/
Astos8048/
Ostop8043/
Ustos805/
Hotos803/
Ostot801/
Ostho801/
Ostoz801/
Ostto801/
Oztos801/
Otosh801/
Otois801/
Ostoh801/
Uosto801/
Ostosova771/
Otstotts770/
Oto7510,263/
Ostash731,923/
Ostasz731,399/
Osthus73570/
Goutos73395/
Gostas73231/
Ostoić73194/
Otstot73181/
Ocztos73126/
Oustas7397/
Ostoic7391/
Gustos7371/
Gousto7367/
Hostas7339/
Estoos7338/
Osztás7334/
Oustou7323/
Hostot7323/
Gootos7322/
Osztós7317/
Hoytos7316/
Houtos7310/
Gottos739/
Hostoš739/
Osthoa739/
Housto738/
Astous738/
Gastos737/
Estois736/
Hustos734/
Ostout734/
Ostood733/
Outous732/
Gostou732/
Ostase732/
Hotose732/
Ostodd731/
Ostott731/
Ottois731/
Asstos731/
Astosh731/
Estous731/
Hostto731/
Hoszto731/
Hotois731/
Hastos731/
Ottose731/
Osztas731/
Osztop731/
Ostass731/
Ostoih731/
Otoshe731/
Ustoes731/
Gotosz731/
Gostoo731/
Estoys731/
Ostoshova714/
Goto67415,346/
Otto67167,063/
Otoo6768,051/
Asto6714,085/
Otho6713,130/
Osta6710,519/
Hoto673,499/
Atos672,468/
Otuo672,409/
Ooto671,278/
Otou671,089/
Otoh67958/
Ostoich67752/
Otod67614/
Oustouh67579/
Ótos67576/
Otoa67435/
Otoi67406/
Otop67366/
Otot67359/
Hottois67343/
Otoy67339/
Oito67326/
Osthaus67315/
Outo67162/
Otstott67139/
Odto6767/
Hosttas6763/
Otgo6746/
Goustas6724/
Hostash6715/
Oyto6714/
Ohto6713/
Houstou6713/
Gasztos679/
Hostouš677/
Ostoych675/
Ostouth675/
Hostasz675/
Gotosch675/
Ototshe674/
Otoś674/
Uoto673/
Oxto673/
Oesthus673/
Hustost672/
Ostasch672/
Gastous672/
Otoï672/
Otoš672/
O'Stout672/
O'To672/
Otoz672/
Ojto672/
Otosova671/
Ozto671/
Aastoos671/
Ashtosh671/
Goustou671/
Houstas671/
Hojtosz671/
Osztasz671/
Ostashe671/
Osthott671/
Ostoijc671/
Ostá671/
Otoî671/
OStooyi671/
Goshtas671/
Oustott670/
Osthuis670/
Osthout670/
Otstodt670/
Ottstot670/

Ostos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostos in the Russian language
Остосostos-

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