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

The last name Østern is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Stern, Štern or Ştern. Click here to see other potential spellings of Østern.

How Common Is The Last Name Østern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østern live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 39,254. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 97 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Other than Norway this last name is found in one country. It also occurs 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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