Östenson Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Östenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Östenson 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
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Ostenson (523) are calculated separately.

Östenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Östenson occurs most in Sweden. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ostenson. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Östenson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Östenson is the 3,543,123rd most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Östenson live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 364,695. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 78 percent live, Halland County, where 7 percent live and Uppsala County, where 7 percent live. Barring Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 10 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

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
Ostenson96523/
Östensson94729/
Östensen8836/
Astenson881/
Estensson8228/
Ostensson8214/
Ashtenson822/
Ostennson821/
Osteenson820/
Hostenson820/
Oestensson781/
Estensen75430/
Ostensen75254/
Astinson751/
Ostinson750/
Oestensen714/
Estinsen501/
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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 Östenson
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