Østengen Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Østengen Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'east in the field'. Øst means 'east' in Norwegian and engen means 'field' in Norwegian. The surname was often taken by someone when a small part of a farm was divided between brothers and the younger brother got a small farm to live on that was to the east, and such farms could sometimes get names like east fields or Østengen in norwegian.
Read More About This SurnameØstengen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 121 | 1:42,498 | 6,072 |
The alternate forms: Stengen (2) are calculated separately.
Østengen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'east in the field'. Øst means 'east' in Norwegian and engen means 'field' in Norwegian. The surname was often taken by someone when a small part of a farm was divided between brothers and the younger brother got a small farm to live on that was to the east, and such farms could sometimes get names like east fields or Østengen in norwegian.
- geirostengenØstengen Demographics
Average Østengen Salary in
Norway
350,212 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Østengen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Østengen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Østengen occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Stengen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Østengen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,649,806th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østengen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 42,498. In Norway Østengen is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 3 percent reside.
Østengen Last Name Statistics demography
Østengen earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning 350,212 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stengen | 98 | 2 | / |
| Østensen | 88 | 959 | / |
| Steingen | 88 | 77 | / |
| Stenghen | 88 | 12 | / |
| Jøstensen | 82 | 18 | / |
| Stensen | 80 | 950 | / |
| Stengin | 80 | 32 | / |
| Stengem | 80 | 31 | / |
| Stenzen | 80 | 20 | / |
| Stingen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stencen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Stenean | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stenseng | 75 | 311 | / |
| Stenssen | 75 | 65 | / |
| Stenøien | 75 | 8 | / |
| Steinein | 75 | 8 | / |
| Stenchen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Stenhjen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Stenesen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Stenåsen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Stenisen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stiensen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Stenienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Steinchen | 71 | 277 | / |
| Stensåsen | 71 | 54 | / |
| Stensjøen | 71 | 18 | / |
| Stensenth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Steinhein | 71 | 0 | / |
| Stenzin | 67 | 552 | / |
| Stenjem | 67 | 72 | / |
| Stenhem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Steinichen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Stenynh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Stensin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Steinessen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Stenine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steinissen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stencin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stingem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stensem | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Østengen
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