Østenby Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østenby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østenby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway781:65,9279,320
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Stenby (249) are calculated separately.

Østenby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Østenby is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Stenby. Click here for other possible spellings of Østenby.

How Common Is The Last Name Østenby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Østenby live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Østenby is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 65,927. In Norway Østenby is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent live and Central Norway, where 6 percent live. Not including Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Østenby Last Name Statistics demography

Østenby earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.45% less than the national average, earning 302,976 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stenby97249/
Stenboy867/
Stnby831/
Stenbe770/
Stenber7118/
Stenbit717/
Stenway716/
Stenbech672/
Steenber672/
Stenberh671/
Stienway670/
Stenbiht670/
Shtenberh6312/
Steenbech6310/
Stemba6239/
Stämby628/
Stember57606/
Stenuit57253/
Stenuis5721/
Sztembis5323/
Shtember5314/
Stenwich534/
Stenweis531/
Stmba5089/
Shtemberh5077/
Stnue500/
Steenwith500/

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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 Østenby
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