Øster Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Øster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1891:29,8663,091
Faroe Islands331:1,485179
Norway321:160,69619,635
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ster (4,893), Šter (300), Stér (43), Şter (3), Stêr (1) & Štér (49) are calculated separately.

Øster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Øster is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ster, Šter, Stér, Şter, Stêr or Štér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Øster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Øster is the 1,001,271st most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Øster live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 29,866. In Denmark Øster is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 43 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 37 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 13 percent live and Norway, where 13 percent live.

Øster Last Name Statistics demography

Øster earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.05% less than the national average, earning 287,069 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ster964,893/
Østerø91119/
Søster9120/
Šter89300/
Stér8943/
Şter893/
Stêr891/
Søsæter834/
Štér8149/
Steer8015,147/
Stier8015,137/
Stehr807,616/
Sterr803,198/
Stere802,484/
Steur802,203/
Stear801,422/
Sterz801,397/
Sæter801,119/
Sterp80500/
Shter80291/
Sther80277/
Steir80250/
Szter8071/
Stert8057/
Østre8042/
Steyr8039/
Støer8033/
Stter8012/
Stejr804/
Sterd803/
Hster802/
Østed802/
Stger801/
Sterh800/
Søsæther7712/
Sjøsæter775/
Ste75180/
Sæther736,125/
Steere733,031/
Stiehr73295/
Shteer73218/
Steart73151/
Søsted73130/
Steert7399/
Steare7397/
Steahr7363/
Sterdt7355/
Sterre7336/
Stæger7334/
Shteir7329/
Steher7320/
Shtier7319/
Støier7317/
Stejre7317/
Shterr7311/
Steard7310/
Steihr739/
Stőger738/
Steehr736/
Sterzh735/
Stierh734/
Stierz734/
Stheer733/
Schter732/
Sztier732/
Hstter731/
Stehre731/
Steire731/
Sttier731/
Stertt731/
Sthear731/
Sthehr731/
Stheur731/
Stdter731/
Steïer731/
Stÿger731/
Steird731/
Stehrz731/
Steirz730/
Stesre730/
Stearr730/
Steerr730/
Steerd730/
Sjøsæther7121/
Step672,522/
Steć672,366/
Stea671,558/
Stey671,121/
Stir671,057/
Stet67796/
Stie67376/
Stes67297/
Steu67255/
Stee67241/
Stei67210/
Sted67153/
Steh67121/
Højsted67118/
Styr6778/
Stre6765/
Sætherø6742/
Stez6736/
Støe6715/
Sthe6713/
Sste6712/
Shteert6712/
Schtter6712/
Shte677/
Schster677/
Sterova677/
Steś676/
Stée676/
Sterová675/
Stej675/
Åste674/
Stehger673/
Stär673/
Shchter672/
Stte672/
Stír672/
Steerre671/
Stje671/
Stohier671/
Sjøsted671/
Shteher671/
Stge671/
Szte671/
Sterrtt670/

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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 Øster
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