Østby Surname

195,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,1331:2,411210
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stby (36) are calculated separately.

Østby Last Name Facts

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

Østby is most common in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms: Stby. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Østby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 195,367th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,392,712 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 2,133 people, or 1 in 2,411. In Norway Østby is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 86 percent reside, Central Norway, where 7 percent reside and Western Norway, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Norway it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.

Østby Last Name Statistics demography

Østby earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning 363,249 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stby9636/
Østbye91604/
Østeby9182/
Stuby80463/
Stoby80435/
Østbø80414/
Staby80122/
Stiby8075/
Stöby8060/
Ståby8056/
Østbu8036/
Steby8025/
Sotby801/
Stb75112/
Steeby73511/
Østebø73460/
Satiby73240/
Stouby73190/
Stubby73146/
Satbay73139/
Steuby7361/
Stieby7356/
Stabay7349/
Staaby7345/
Stabey7329/
Stoboy7328/
Stiboy7328/
Stobby7322/
Stebay7314/
Høstbo7312/
Sutbay739/
Stowby738/
Stabiy736/
Stauby735/
Sateby734/
Steboy732/
Østabø732/
Stebby731/
Stubey731/
Stabhy731/
Østbøe731/
Stibay731/
Stubay731/
Setbiy731/
Østebo731/
Sitaby730/
Stoaby730/
Stobey730/
Stayby730/
Stibby730/
Stooby730/
Stab67792/
Stub67678/
Stob67602/
Stäb67341/
Stib6769/
Steb6765/
Satybay6731/
Seytbay6717/
Stbu6713/
Suttaby679/
Satibay678/
Stöb678/
Styb677/
Saatbay676/
Satbhye674/
Sitb674/
Styp672/
Stbw672/
Stób672/
Satb672/
Sutubay672/
Stbø672/
Stvy672/
Xtby671/
Satboyi671/
Stbe671/
Stabaya671/
Steebey671/
Steibey671/
Steiboy671/
Sotb671/
Soudtby671/
Stáb671/
Stieboy671/
Stüb671/
Sitbiya671/
Satbiya671/
Sttb671/
Setb671/
Satab Y671/
Sjtb671/
Stbh671/
Stdb671/
Stpb671/
Stjb671/
Satbhay671/
Sattaby670/
Stubbey670/
Sutteby670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Østby
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