Oštir Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Oštir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oštir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4751:5,2371,048
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Montenegro141:45,6833,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Ostir (97) are calculated separately.

Oštir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oštir is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ostir. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oštir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 604,614th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Oštir live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 5,237. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Savinja, where 35 percent are found, Lower Sava, where 21 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 17 percent are found. Other than Slovenia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent are found and Montenegro, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostir9397/
Otir897/
Otire8080/
Otier8053/
Ottir8044/
Gotir8030/
Hotir8022/
Othir8016/
Otair806/
Oteir802/
Otior802/
Otoir802/
Oštre801/
Otirr801/
Otuir800/
Outair73273/
Ostier7373/
Ottier7354/
Oteire7334/
Oztire7323/
Gothir7322/
Hothir7317/
Otoire7316/
Hotier739/
Outier735/
O'Tier735/
Hottir735/
Outtir734/
Ottair732/
Hotgir732/
Otaire732/
Othier731/
Oustir731/
Ottior731/
Othire731/
Hoytir731/
Houtir731/
Ottirh731/
Atir672,517/
Outhier67458/
Oter67419/
Outtier67333/
Hostier67199/
Otre6782/
Hottier6782/
Houtier675/
Hothire674/
Otyr672/
Houttir671/
Otirowa671/
Hothair671/
Oithier671/
Outheir671/
Ottaire671/
Oustier671/

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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
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  • 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 Oštir
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