Østerholm Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østerholm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østerholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Sterholm (6) are calculated separately.

Østerholm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Østerholm occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sterholm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Østerholm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Østerholm occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østerholm are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway Østerholm is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 60 percent live and Northern Norway, where 40 percent live. Apart from Norway Østerholm is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 6 percent live.

Østerholm Last Name Statistics demography

Østerholm earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.55% less than the national average, earning 226,520 kr per year.

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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 Østerholm
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