Østerhus Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østerhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østerhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4771:10,7801,194
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sterhus (5) are calculated separately.

Østerhus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Østerhus is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sterhus. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Østerhus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 629,292nd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østerhus are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Østerhus is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 10,780. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 66 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 13 percent reside. Besides Norway this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Østerhus Last Name Statistics demography

Østerhus earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning 374,023 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterhus985/
Sterus860/
Østerud80280/
Stearus802/
Stereus802/
Stergus800/
Sterrus800/
Steirus800/
Sterous800/
Steru7711/
Storheus757/
Storhous752/
Starheus752/
Storhaus751/
Sterauss751/
Sterhout751/
Starhaus751/
Steurrus751/
Steroust750/
Sterud71383/
Sterup71365/
Starus71356/
Storus7145/
Stergu7127/
Steros7115/
Styrus717/
Stereu711/
Sterusová711/
Stirus711/
Sterou711/
Stirgus67327/
Starush67127/
Stergou67108/
Steiros6799/
Steirou6742/
Steerup6729/
Steirud6727/
Stearos6718/
Staruss679/
Åsterud678/
Steroud678/
Stetrud674/
Staruhs672/
Sterros672/
Staraus672/
Starous672/
Stierou671/
Storeus671/
Starusz671/
Shtarus671/
Strehau671/
Steraut671/
Stareus671/
Starrus671/
Storrus670/
Sterrup670/

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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 Østerhus
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