Østern Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1311:39,2545,588
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Stern (74,448), Štern (856) & Ştern (4) are calculated separately.

Østern Last Name Facts

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

Østern has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be found as a variant: Stern, Štern or Ştern. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Østern? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østern are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 39,254. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Not including Norway this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent reside.

Østern Last Name Statistics demography

Østern earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning 311,975 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stern9774,448/
Štern91856/
Ştern914/
Østereng86138/
Stearn832,842/
Shtern832,476/
Sterne831,964/
Sterin83441/
Sztern83271/
Steren83210/
Stiern8396/
Sætern8337/
Steirn8332/
Steryn8328/
Sternå8317/
Sterrn8312/
Sternd834/
Steurn832/
Sterhn832/
Sternn831/
Steern831/
Sterng831/
Xstern831/
Sthern831/
Staern830/
Stieren77517/
Sterren77457/
Stering77393/
Stearne77364/
Sæteren77130/
Sterina77126/
Sæthern7780/
Staeren7774/
Shteren7740/
Sterzen7740/
Steryna7732/
Stergin7723/
Sterzin7716/
Schtern7712/
Shterin7712/
Shteryn779/
Stearin777/
Szterin774/
Stereng772/
Stearnh772/
Szteren772/
Steerin771/
Sterhng771/
Sterihn771/
Steroen771/
Steurin771/
Stearng771/
Stearnn771/
Sterien771/
Szterrn771/
Stoehrn771/
Stearen770/
Sterion770/
Stirn731,495/
Starn73851/
Storn73283/
Styrn7315/
Stärn737/
Störn731/
Sætereng7190/
Sterring7160/
Sternová7159/
Stehring7152/
Sætheren7141/
Sternova7126/
Steiring7120/
Sterihng714/
Shterina712/
Stejring712/
Shteryna712/
Shteyrin711/
Sterenck711/
Shchtern711/
Schterin711/
Steering710/
Stearing710/
Starin67806/
Storen67540/
Storin67248/
Styren67128/
Staren6778/
Styrén6741/
Styrin6740/
Stiren6732/
Stirin6727/
Stirne6722/
Shternova6719/
Styryn6716/
Sæthereng6715/
Stérin6715/
Sterim6713/
Storén6710/
Storön676/
Sternehed675/
Storyn673/
Shteyrina673/
Starnn672/
Strene672/
Sztyrn672/
Styorn671/
Stairn670/
Storrn670/
Sterem670/

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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 Østern
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