Østerlund Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Østerlund Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 90 | 1:62,719 | 6,319 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sterlund (33) are calculated separately.
Østerlund Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Østerlund Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Østerlund is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sterlund. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Østerlund? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Østerlund occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Østerlund live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 62,719. In Denmark Østerlund is most numerous in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 36 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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