Østenå Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østenå Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østenå Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway301:171,41020,526
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stenå (22) are calculated separately.

Østenå Last Name Facts

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

Østenå occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Stenå. For other potential spellings of Østenå click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Østenå? popularity and diffusion

The last name Østenå is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Østenå is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Østenå are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 171,410. In Norway Østenå is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent live and Western Norway, where 3 percent live. Not including Norway this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Østenå Last Name Statistics demography

Østenå earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning 333,266 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stenå9722/
Østen9150/
Østeng8380/
Steenå831/
Sten807,583/
Stensås7791/
Søstuen7738/
Høsteng7729/
Sjøsten7715/
Højsten771/
Steen7337,647/
Stent732,664/
Stien731,905/
Shten73707/
Stehn73699/
Stoen73485/
Støen73399/
Stuen73352/
Stemn73333/
Steng73261/
Sæten73135/
Stenn73124/
Steun7390/
Åsten7365/
Stend7344/
Szten7340/
Staen7315/
Stenc7311/
Stten736/
Stinå733/
Østin732/
Højsteen716/
Sjøøsten716/
Stengg67289/
Stenne67117/
Sztenc6784/
Stn6780/
Støten6777/
Stenck6746/
Schten6729/
Stendt6722/
Støeng6721/
Steehn6721/
Jøstne6719/
Stuehn6715/
Sjsten6711/
Stemne6710/
Steend6710/
Stiehn676/
Håsten674/
Shtien673/
Stdten673/
Stoehn672/
Jsteen671/
Stengh671/
Stehnd671/
Stentt670/
Stuenn670/

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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 Østenå
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