Ostrež Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ostrež Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostrež Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia981:25,3845,404
Croatia481:88,09614,714

The alternate forms: Ostrez (8) are calculated separately.

Ostrež Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostrež is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Ostrez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrež? popularity and diffusion

Ostrež is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ostrež live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 25,384. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 61 percent reside, Central Sava, where 37 percent reside and Drava, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostrez948/
Ojstrež923/
Ostreš8360/
Ostríž8333/
Ostriž8329/
Ostres8320/
Ostrej8314/
Ostrýž839/
Osterž836/
Ostrec836/
Ostresh7759/
Ostrejš7719/
Oistrez7712/
Ostrejz776/
Ojstreš771/
Ojstrez771/
Ostrech770/
Otres7337/
Ostreich7145/
Ostreach710/
Osterc67381/
Ostric6794/
Oštrec6765/
Ostriz6758/
Ostrížová6744/
Ostříž6721/
Ostrýžová6712/
Ostryj679/
Otresh678/
Ostriš675/
Ostris675/
Ostrižová674/
Oestreish674/
Astres673/
Ostryz672/
Ostrič672/
Ohstreich672/
Otrres671/
Otrees671/
Ostreisch671/
Astrec671/
Otrech670/
Oistreich670/

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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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  • 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 Ostrež
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