Östenberg Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Östenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Östenberg 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
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Ostenberg (256) are calculated separately.

Östenberg Last Name Facts

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

Östenberg is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ostenberg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Östenberg? popularity and diffusion

Östenberg is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Östenberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Östenberg live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Kalmar County, where 35 percent reside, Skåne County, where 29 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Östenberg exists in one country. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 6 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
Ostenberg96256/
Estenberg8951/
Astenberg892/
Estenbergh8438/
Hastenberg8417/
Ashtenberg841/
Hostenberg841/
Ostemberg78251/
Estemberg7852/
Ostenburg7818/
Astemberg7818/
Ostenborg780/
Estenburg780/
Ostenburgh740/
Estemburg674/
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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 Östenberg
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