Ostr Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ostr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ostr (16) may also be a first name.

Ostr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostr (Russian: Остр) is found most in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ostr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Ostr is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Ostr are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Ostr is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 23 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 23 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Other than Russia it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Ostr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ostr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ostr last name contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostrø8914/
Hostr891/
Oostr891/
Ostrd891/
Oestr891/
Otr8635/
Hosttr802/
Astr7572/
Estr7538/
Gotr7516/
Hotr757/
Ottr753/
Ohtr752/
Oztr751/
Otrt751/
Otrh751/
Otrd751/
Othr751/
Oxtr751/
Ostrova73876/
Ostrová736/
Austr675/
Hestr675/
Ashtr675/
Gothr674/
Esthr673/
Gastr672/
Ushtr672/
Hosteher671/
Hootr671/
Gustr671/
Gottr671/
Asdtr671/
Estrr671/
Aestr671/
Osėtrova671/
Oiter670/

Ostr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostr in the Russian language
Острostr-

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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
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  • 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 Ostr
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