Östelius Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Östelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Östelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

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

Östelius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Östelius has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may be found as a variant: Ostelius. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Östelius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Östelius live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Östelius is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Östergötland County, where 36 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostelius968/
Estelius8814/
Astelius8810/
Estelus80214/
Esthelus755/
Ostilius751/
Hostelus751/
Ostelu711/
Hostilius711/
Estelu711/
Estilus67591/
Astalus67181/
Astilus674/
Estalus673/
Asteluz672/
Estelau671/
Ostilus671/
Esthilus631/
Astaluş531/

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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 Östelius
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