Østerbye Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Østerbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Østerbye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sterbye (3) are calculated separately.

Østerbye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Østerbye is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sterbye. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Østerbye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Østerbye is the 1,765,740th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Østerbye are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Østerbye is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 54,276. In Denmark Østerbye is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 52 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 17 percent reside. Besides Denmark this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterbye983/
Storbye804/
Sterbies752/
Shterbei751/
Stirbei6758/
Sterbaa671/
Steruei671/
Sterbuis631/
Sterbaggi595/
Strevie531/
Ştirbei531/
Stirboa531/
Stirbau530/
Stirbois5029/
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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 Østerbye
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