Ostova Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Ostova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
The alternate forms: Ostová (1) are calculated separately.
Ostova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ostova (Russian: Остова) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ostová. For other possible spellings of Ostova click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostova? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ostova is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Ostova live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Ostova is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 3,792,712. In Russia Ostova is most prevalent in: Republic of Karelia, where 24 percent are found, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 21 percent are found and Moscow, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ostova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ostova in the Russian language | ||
| Остова | ostova | - |
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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 Ostova
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