Ostvold Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ostvold Surname User-submission:
Eastvold/Ostvold is a place name, west of Sandness, Norway. Eastvolds are those people derived from Austvollgaard (Eastvold farm.) East stands for the direction east. Vold is the flat place between the sea and higher land.
Other spellings: Our relations in Norway (who still live at Austvollgaard) spell their name "Austvoll," Rune and Rita Austvoll.
Read More About This SurnameOstvold Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Östvold (1) are calculated separately.
Ostvold Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Eastvold/Ostvold is a place name, west of Sandness, Norway. Eastvolds are those people derived from Austvollgaard (Eastvold farm.) East stands for the direction east. Vold is the flat place between the sea and higher land.
Other spellings: Our relations in Norway (who still live at Austvollgaard) spell their name "Austvoll," Rune and Rita Austvoll. Ostvold = Eastvold in the Bokmal dialect. Austvoll = Eastvold in the Nynorsk dialect.
- anonymous submissionOstvold Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ostvold Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ostvold is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Östvold. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ostvold? popularity and diffusion
Ostvold is the 8,968,613th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Ostvold reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,714,095. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 67 percent live and Southern Norway, where 33 percent live. Besides Norway this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent live.
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