Ostrov Surname

237,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ostrov Surname User-submission:

(Russian, Belorussian, Ukranian, etc.,), From 'Ostrov' [Island] + the common Russian suffix '-sky'/'-skaya'. [sometimes translated or feminized as '-skyi', '-skia', and '-ska', and sometimes even without a suffix.

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Ostrov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7761:185,72620,740
United States3891:931,77169,805
Israel1571:54,5077,075
Ukraine1161:392,43747,637
Moldova491:72,6819,595
Belarus481:197,93925,288
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ostrov (83) may also be a first name.

Ostrov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ostrovsky, Ostrovskaya, Ostrovskyi, Ostrovskaia, Ostrovska, Ostrov:

(Russian, Belorussian, Ukranian, etc.,), From 'Ostrov' [Island] + the common Russian suffix '-sky'/'-skaya'. [sometimes translated or feminized as '-skyi', '-skia', and '-ska', and sometimes even without a suffix.] I have found multiple places named 'Ostrov' in mainly Eastern-European countries, which includes Romania, Slovakia, and possibly 2 in Czechia [the Czech Republic, and if not 2 locations, then most likely 1.], but mainly one in Western-Russia, just shy of 20 miles [~32 kilometres] away from the border with Latvia, ~85 miles from the border with Belarus [~140 kilometres], ~200 miles from Saint Petersburg [~320 kilometres], and 370 miles from Moscow [~600 kilometres]. It literally translates to 'island' in Russian. [Island = остров, остров converts to 'Ostrov'.] Why this surname is most commonly found in the region of Kursk in [located in South-Western Russia] is beyond me. [Might be from some history of people immigrating from other locations in Europe named 'Ostrov' or simply from ancestors moving; possibly just given to a dweller near an island, which would also explain the popularity found in Belarus [and kind of Ukraine] as well.] Not to be confused with Polish 'Ostrowski' and 'Ostrowska', despite meaning the same thing.

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Ostrov Last Name Facts

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

Ostrov (Georgian: ოსტროვი, Russian: Остров) occurs most in Russia. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,827th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,319,826 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Ostrov are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Ostrov is also the 1,052,971st most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 83 people.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 776 people, or 1 in 185,726. In Russia Ostrov is most common in: Moscow, where 21 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Israel, where 9 percent reside.

Ostrov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Ostrov are 2.58% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostrov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $49,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostrova92876/
Gostrov9210/
Ostrovs922/
Ostroev921/
Otrov912/
Gostrova8660/
Osėtrova861/
Ostrow832,235/
Astrov83281/
Ostrev83224/
Ostrop83178/
Estrov8330/
Ostrof8317/
Ostrob834/
Otrova832/
Ohtrov832/
Ostrovova807/
Ostropova801/
Ostroff771,787/
Astrova77278/
Hostrop7748/
Ostrofe7733/
Ostroph7715/
Hotrova773/
Ostraev772/
Astrovs771/
Ostreev771/
Otrav7327/
Otrob7321/
Atrov737/
Otravova7132/
Aushtrov7123/
Ostrophe712/
Oostrhof711/
Otrovova711/
O'Stroup711/
Astrop67251/
Astrof6768/
Astrow6753/
Ostraw6730/
Astrabová6730/
Othrow6721/
D'Ostroph6716/
Estrow6712/
Estrof676/
Ostrów672/
Astrabova672/
Astropova672/
Outrof671/
Gotrow671/
Atrova671/
Autrov671/

Ostrov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostrov in the Georgian language
ოსტროვიostrovi-
Ostrov in the Russian language
Островostrov-

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