Österlin Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Österlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Österlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1431:68,8585,211
Austria121:709,62061,025
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Osterlin (48) are calculated separately.

Österlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Österlin is most common in Sweden. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Osterlin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Österlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Österlin reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 68,858. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 37 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osterlin9648/
Österlind94403/
Österling94331/
Österlindh8953/
Öszterling8910/
Esterlin88698/
Asterlin8816/
Österlen8811/
Oesterlin82159/
Estherlin823/
Esterlien822/
Hasterlin821/
Estherlien781/
Esterlen7577/
Estarlin751/
Osterlen750/
Oesterlen7135/
Astarleen595/

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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 Österlin
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