Østerås Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Østerås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Østerås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2891:17,7932,209
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Sterås (3) are calculated separately.

Østerås Last Name Facts

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

Østerås occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sterås. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Østerås? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 914,967th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Østerås occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Østerås are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 17,793. In Norway it is primarily found in: Central Norway, where 63 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 23 percent live and Northern Norway, where 11 percent live. Barring Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Østerås Last Name Statistics demography

Østerås earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning 302,465 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sterås973/
Sæterås8619/
Østersø8614/
Sters8368/
Steers773,900/
Stiers772,704/
Stears771,378/
Steurs771,319/
Storås77377/
Steirs7722/
Sterrs7719/
Sterse7718/
Stoers779/
Starås777/
Stters771/
Sterst771/
Steyrs771/
Stearrs710/
Stars672,645/
Stors6776/
Sætersjø671/
Stirs671/
Styrs671/

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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 Østerås
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