Wostner Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Wostner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wostner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Wöstner (8) are calculated separately.

Wostner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wostner is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Wöstner. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wostner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wostner reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 248,741. In Croatia Wostner is most prevalent in: Zagreb County, where 59 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 41 percent live. Besides Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wöstner958/
Wotner921/
Wüstner861,580/
Westner861,070/
Wustner86144/
Bostner8643/
Wastner8618/
Vostner867/
Wootner861/
Woutner860/
Wuestner80146/
Wasthner803/
Wojtener801/
Waestner800/
Botner77869/
Watner7782/
Wootne776/
Votner771/
Westinner7518/
Bothner711,152/
Bottner71652/
Vestner71604/
Wastney71158/
Wattner7137/
Boytner7135/
Vottner7128/
Bodtner7112/
Vöstner714/
Watnier714/
Whotney712/
Watgner712/
Watnert711/
Boutner711/
Woutney711/
Bootner710/
Boitner710/
Watne67817/
Bouthner67153/
Botne6774/
Wattnier671/
Boosthne671/
Bouttner671/
Wotni671/
Vaestner671/
Voittner671/
Vochtner671/
Wachtner671/
Botttner670/
Botthner670/
Wotny670/

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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 Wostner
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