Ostrowska Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ostrowska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostrowska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5951:63,88010,035
England1701:327,75324,219
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Norway281:183,65321,594
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Austria161:532,21549,801
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France101:6,642,272293,169
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Ostrowská (4) are calculated separately.

Ostrowska Last Name Facts

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

Ostrowska is found most frequently in Poland. It can also be found as: Ostrowská. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostrowska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 320,056th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Ostrowska are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 63,880. Not including Poland this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Ostrowska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ostrowska surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ostrowska earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 42.24% less than the national average, earning 199,892 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.71% less than the national average, earning $33,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $44,976 CAD per year.

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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
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