Ostrovskaya Surname

37,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Ostrovskaya 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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Ostrovskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia10,4581:13,7811,918
Belarus2,3891:3,977462
Kazakhstan4801:36,8394,931
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Uzbekistan1631:189,7497,356
Moldova461:77,42110,022
Kyrgyzstan421:142,20615,558
Transnistria301:15,8232,989
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Ostrovskaya 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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This is a Russian, Belorussian, etc., surname. It is derived from the word ostrov, meaning 'island', and the common Russian suffix -sky/-skaya. There are multiple places named Ostrov mainly in Eastern-European countries, including Romania, Slovakia, Czechia [the Czech Republic], and Western Russia. This surname is most commonly found in the region of Kursk in South-Western Russia.

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Ostrovskaya Last Name Facts

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

Ostrovskaya (Russian: Островская) is most common in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrovskaya? popularity and diffusion

Ostrovskaya is the 37,931st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 525,039 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Ostrovskaya live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Ostrovskaya is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 10,458 people, or 1 in 13,781. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 13 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Beside Russia Ostrovskaya exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 17 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Ostrovskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ostrovskaya last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (84%) in Belarus, Orthodox (67%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ostrovskaya surname are 12.31% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 59.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Ostrovskaya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $35,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.69% less than the national average, earning $32,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ostrovskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ostrovskaya in the Russian language
Островскаяostrovskaa-

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