Östman Surname

101,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Östman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Östman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,5671:2,761262
Finland1,0511:5,230832
Norway271:190,45522,163
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Ostman (1,106) are calculated separately.

Östman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Östman has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear as: Ostman. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Östman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,451st most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,565,531 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Östman live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,567 people, or 1 in 2,761. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 20 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Sweden Östman exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 23 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Östman Last Name Statistics demography

Östman earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.82% more than the national average, earning 407,735 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ostman941,106/
Höstman9287/
Östmann9232/
Höstmann8612/
Astman83132/
Estman83121/
Ostmann771,954/
Oestman77173/
Hostman77173/
Hastman77145/
Astmann7781/
Esstman7740/
Osthman7729/
Aestman777/
Hestman777/
Osttman772/
Asthman771/
Ahstman770/
Estmann770/
Oestmann711,755/
Hostmann71183/
Hestmann7154/
Hastmann7131/
Hashtman714/
Esthmann711/
Eustmann711/
Asthmayn711/
Heshtman711/
Azstmann710/
Hoestman710/
Hoestmann671/
Hosstmann671/
Aztman671/
Haschtmann6337/
Ostmein628/
Oestmonn571/

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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 Östman
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