Östensen Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Östensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Östensen 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
Sweden351:281,33619,530
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Ostensen (254) are calculated separately.

Östensen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Östensen occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ostensen. For other potential spellings of Östensen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Östensen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Östensen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 281,336. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 49 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

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
Ostensen96254/
Estensen88430/
Östenson8831/
Östensson82729/
Oestensen824/
Estensn801/
Ostenson75523/
Astenson751/
Estinsen751/
Estensson7128/
Ostensson7114/
Ashtenson712/
Ostennson711/
Hostenson710/
Osteenson710/
Oestensson671/
Astinson631/
Ostinson630/
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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 Östensen
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