Österlind Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Österlind Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Österlind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3931:25,0552,036
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Osterlind (92) are calculated separately.

Österlind Last Name Facts

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

The last name Österlind occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Osterlind. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Österlind? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 722,496th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Österlind occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Österlind are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Österlind is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 25,055. In Sweden Österlind is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent reside, Skåne County, where 31 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Österlind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Österlind has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Österlind surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osterlind9692/
Österlindh9553/
Österlin94162/
Österling89331/
Asterlind8910/
Esterlind893/
Öszterling8410/
Oesterlind841/
Esterlin82698/
Osterlin8248/
Asterlin8216/
Österlen8211/
Oesterlin78159/
Estherlin783/
Esterlien782/
Hasterlin781/
Osterlynd781/
Osterlend781/
Estherlien741/
Esterlen7177/
Osterlen710/
Oesterlen6735/

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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 Österlind
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