Østerdal Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østerdal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østerdal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway681:75,62210,585
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Spain21:23,376,018128,922

The alternate forms: Sterdal (7) are calculated separately.

Østerdal Last Name Facts

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

Østerdal is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms: Sterdal. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Østerdal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østerdal are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 75,622. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 40 percent live, Northern Norway, where 37 percent live and Western Norway, where 15 percent live. Other than Norway it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 27 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Østerdal Last Name Statistics demography

Østerdal earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.88% more than the national average, earning 439,109 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterdal987/
Østerdahl9440/
Sæterdal88294/
Sterdahl885/
Stoerdal881/
Sætherdal823/
Stordal80521/
Styrdal804/
Stördal803/
Stardal802/
Sætterdahl781/
Stordahl751,256/
Stordhal756/
Stardahl755/
Starrdal752/
Stordall751/
Stardoll634/
Stordohl630/

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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 Østerdal
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