Østebø Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østebø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østebø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4471:11,5041,293
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Steb (65) are calculated separately.

Østebø Last Name Facts

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

The last name Østebø is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Steb. For other potential spellings of Østebø click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Østebø? popularity and diffusion

The surname Østebø is the 655,080th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østebø live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 11,504. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 79 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 10 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Not including Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Østebø Last Name Statistics demography

Østebø earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning 342,177 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steb9365/
Østabø832/
Steib733,399/
Steeb732,612/
Stieb731,468/
Staeb7390/
Steub7355/
Steab7321/
Stebd7314/
Stebs735/
Shteeb6775/
Steebs6727/
Ssteib678/
Stgeeb675/
Steibs674/
Stheib671/
Steabp670/
Steabs670/

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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 Østebø
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