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.

DNA test information

Österlin 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
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 surname Österlin is found most in Sweden. It can also appear as: Osterlin. For other potential spellings of Österlin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Österlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Österlin reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Österlin is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 68,858. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 37 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent live and Stockholm County, where 19 percent live. Beside Sweden Österlin occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent live and Germany, 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
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
  • 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 Österlin
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