Ostos Surname
Approximately 13,874 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 4,261 | 1:7,088 | 787 |
| Colombia | 2,331 | 1:20,495 | 1,564 |
| Peru | 2,123 | 1:14,971 | 1,907 |
| Mexico | 2,118 | 1:58,605 | 2,828 |
| Spain | 1,542 | 1:30,319 | 3,087 |
| Philippines | 868 | 1:116,634 | 20,112 |
| United States | 472 | 1:767,921 | 59,720 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
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.
- danielvzlaOstos Demographics
Average Male Ostos Height
172.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ostos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ostos (Russian: Остос) is held by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Ostoš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostos? popularity and diffusion
Ostos is the 37,949th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 525,266 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ostos reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Ostos is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 18 people.
The surname Ostos is most frequently used in Venezuela, where it is held by 4,261 people, or 1 in 7,088. In Venezuela it is most common in: Carabobo, where 20 percent are found, Táchira, where 19 percent are found and Aragua, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Venezuela Ostos is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 15 percent are found.
Ostos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ostos last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% being 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
Ostos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ostos in the Russian language | ||
| Остос | ostos | - |
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Footnotes
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