Öster Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Öster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden9571:10,289908
Finland2381:23,0953,213
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Oster (21,091) are calculated separately.

Öster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Öster occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Oster. Click here for further possible spellings of Öster.

How Common Is The Last Name Öster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 304,336th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öster are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 957 people, or 1 in 10,289. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Värmland County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Sweden Öster exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Öster Last Name Statistics demography

Öster earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning 324,583 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oster9321,091/
Höster91155/
Östher9111/
Österå912/
Öste8938/
Aster80288,302/
Ester8012,284/
Özter8092/
Östre806/
Höste801/
Hester7351,483/
Esther7335,429/
Astier738,583/
Hoster731,382/
Oester73961/
Haster73456/
Estier73225/
Osther73195/
Oszter73172/
Ehster7373/
Ostier7373/
Asther7368/
Höxter7360/
Ashter7358/
Euster7350/
Ostehr7340/
Östedt7336/
Asteur7331/
Östhed7327/
Eshter7311/
Oshter738/
Ohster738/
Estter737/
Höstje736/
Aester735/
Eester735/
Astear734/
Aaster733/
Esteer731/
Estear731/
Ozster731/
Asterr731/
Esterh731/
Esteur731/
Esster731/
Ostear731/
Uister731/
Osster730/
Ezster730/
Ostter730/
Aste672,828/
Este672,563/
Oste671,234/
Hostier67199/
Heester67151/
Huister67149/
Haaster67109/
Hoester6768/
Hesster6729/
Hasteer6729/
Heuster6724/
Heshter6718/
Hastier6717/
Hosster6712/
Ostheer6711/
Öjstedt6711/
Höchter6710/
Ostherr679/
Hesther677/
Estherr677/
Höstedt675/
Hostter673/
Hesteer673/
Aashter673/
Eshther672/
Hestter672/
Oesther672/
Hosther672/
Hasther671/
Hesterh671/
Hastter671/
Estther671/
Aesther671/
Esthier671/
Estheer671/
Hesteur671/
Essteur671/
Ashtear671/

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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 Öster
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