Ostvig Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ostvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ostvig Last Name Facts

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

Ostvig is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostvig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ostvig reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States Ostvig is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 68 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and Idaho, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Ostvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ostvig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ostvig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ostvig are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Ostvig earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostveig921/
Oestvig920/
Oestveig860/
Gotvig8314/
Ostvik8312/
Hastvig771/
Austvig771/
Astvik6767/
Estvik6721/
Östvik6717/
Gotvik679/
Ottvik673/
Hestvik62358/
Austvik62195/
Austveg6213/
Gotvikh628/
Hestvick572/
Hatvik5044/
Attvik507/
Atvegh501/

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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 Ostvig
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