Ostun Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ostun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Ostun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ostun occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ostun are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 642,786. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Not including Norway Ostun occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Ostun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ostun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ostun last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostun Last Name Statistics demography

Ostun earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 23.9% less than the national average, earning 263,355 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostune9116/
Ostund915/
Hostun911/
Oustun910/
Otun893,663/
Ossthun833/
Ostound831/
Houstun831/
Osthung831/
Osthund830/
Otung801,487/
Oytun801,201/
Ottun80947/
Ustun80488/
Hotun80287/
Astun80253/
Oston80109/
Otune8051/
Gotun8019/
Üstun808/
Otoun806/
Estun805/
Otuin804/
Othun802/
Ostum801/
Otuyn801/
Otunt801/
Otgun801/
Ootun801/
Houstoun77347/
Oosthuin771/
Oyston73834/
Hoston73711/
Estaun73457/
Outoun73425/
Ouston73227/
Otunne73107/
Hotung7338/
Hastun7336/
Șestun7331/
Ottung7318/
Otoung7316/
Ochtun7313/
Gustun7311/
Oztung7310/
Astung739/
Ustunc738/
Astunc737/
Astune735/
Hottun733/
Austun732/
Gastun732/
Gothun732/
Hotoun732/
Estuin732/
Oiston731/
Hootun731/
Otuinn731/
Oztunt731/
Ohtune731/
Esthun731/
Ashtun731/
Astoun731/
Otoune731/
Otuine731/
Ustuun731/
Othoun731/
Oztunk731/
Oustum731/
Outune731/
Aastun731/
Othune731/
Hustun730/
Ostoon730/
Osthausen7121/
Oostuysen712/
Osthuisen711/
Hostutten710/
Houston6798,680/
Atun6717,388/
Oton677,975/
Oosthuysen672,422/
Otum671,220/
Oosthuisen67124/
Astutin67105/
Otón6732/
Hottung6722/
Gustaun6720/
Hooston6717/
Hastung6713/
Austtun6712/
Hotaung6710/
Austuin679/
Hosthausen678/
Haxstun675/
Oushton675/
Hoiston674/
Hoyston674/
Astound673/
Huoston673/
Udstune673/
Ottunne673/
Otunowa671/
Outtoun671/
O'Tuten671/
Hashtun671/
Gastoun671/
Gottaun671/
Goutoun671/
Gustuin671/
Oosthusien671/
Astoune671/
Outoune671/
Outhung671/
Gushtun671/
Hustung670/
Hhoston670/
Hostoen670/

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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 Ostun
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