Ostu Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Ostu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Ostu (15) may also be a first name.
Ostu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ostu (Hindi: ओस्टु, Russian: Осту) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ostu is the 2,776,799th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ostu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
Ostu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 98 percent reside and Cross River, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Colombia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ostu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ostu in the Hindi language | ||
| ओस्टु | ostu | 50 |
| ओस्टू | ostu | 50 |
| Ostu in the Russian language | ||
| Осту | ostu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ostu
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