Ostrovskyi Surname

80,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Ostrovskyi 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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Ostrovskyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6,0541:7,519870
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ostrovskyi Surname Meaning

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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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Ostrovskyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostrovskyi is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrovskyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,302nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,201,178 people. Ostrovskyi is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ostrovskyi are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 6,054 people, or 1 in 7,519. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 10 percent live, Kiev, where 8 percent live and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 7 percent live. Beside Ukraine it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

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