Ostáš Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ostáš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ostáš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Ostaš (23), Ostas (942), Ostaş (40), Ostaś (21) & Ostaș (5) are calculated separately.

Ostáš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ostáš is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ostaš, Ostas, Ostaş, Ostaś or Ostaș. Click here for other potential spellings of Ostáš.

How Common Is The Last Name Ostáš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ostáš are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Ostáš is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 533,645. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Nitra Region, where 90 percent live and Trenčín Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostaš9323/
Ostá891/
Ostas87942/
Ostaş8740/
Ostaś8721/
Ostaș875/
Ostoš801/
Ostášová7714/
Hostaš7354/
Osztás7334/
Hostáň7316/
Hostoš739/
Osta6710,519/
Osto672,715/
Otaš6720/
Hostouš677/
Osztály674/
Otoš672/

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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 Ostáš
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