Öist Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Öist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Öist Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland201:274,83520,939
Sweden101:984,67673,605

Öist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Öist is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Öist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Finland, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 274,835. In Finland Öist is primarily concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 75 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 15 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Finland Öist is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öis865/
Öiås756/
Öjst756/
Öest751/
Öies751/
Höiås674/
Ahist673/
Ehist671/
Öi671/
Ohist670/

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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 Öist
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