Østerø Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Østerø Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 80 | 1:612 | 86 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
The alternate forms: Ster (4,893), Šter (300), Stér (43), Şter (3), Stêr (1) & Štér (49) are calculated separately.
Østerø Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Østerø Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Østerø has its highest incidence in The Faroe Islands. It may be found in the variant forms: Ster, Šter, Stér, Şter, Stêr or Štér. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Østerø? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,666,404th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Østerø occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Østerø live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Østerø is most commonly used in The Faroe Islands, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 612. Beside The Faroe Islands it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent reside and Greenland, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ster | 93 | 4,893 | / |
| Øster | 91 | 255 | / |
| Šter | 87 | 300 | / |
| Stér | 87 | 43 | / |
| Şter | 87 | 3 | / |
| Stêr | 87 | 1 | / |
| Søster | 83 | 20 | / |
| Štér | 80 | 49 | / |
| Sætherø | 77 | 42 | / |
| Søsæter | 77 | 4 | / |
| Steer | 73 | 15,147 | / |
| Stier | 73 | 15,137 | / |
| Stehr | 73 | 7,616 | / |
| Sterr | 73 | 3,198 | / |
| Stere | 73 | 2,484 | / |
| Steur | 73 | 2,203 | / |
| Stear | 73 | 1,422 | / |
| Sterz | 73 | 1,397 | / |
| Sæter | 73 | 1,119 | / |
| Sterp | 73 | 500 | / |
| Shter | 73 | 291 | / |
| Sther | 73 | 277 | / |
| Steir | 73 | 250 | / |
| Szter | 73 | 71 | / |
| Stert | 73 | 57 | / |
| Østre | 73 | 42 | / |
| Steyr | 73 | 39 | / |
| Støer | 73 | 33 | / |
| Stter | 73 | 12 | / |
| Strøe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Stirø | 73 | 9 | / |
| Stejr | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sterd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hster | 73 | 2 | / |
| Østed | 73 | 2 | / |
| Stger | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sterh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Søsæther | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sjøsæter | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sæther | 67 | 6,125 | / |
| Steere | 67 | 3,031 | / |
| Stiehr | 67 | 295 | / |
| Shteer | 67 | 218 | / |
| Ste | 67 | 180 | / |
| Steart | 67 | 151 | / |
| Søsted | 67 | 130 | / |
| Steert | 67 | 99 | / |
| Steare | 67 | 97 | / |
| Steahr | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sterdt | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sterre | 67 | 36 | / |
| Stæger | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shteir | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sjøsæther | 67 | 21 | / |
| Steher | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shtier | 67 | 19 | / |
| Stejre | 67 | 17 | / |
| Støier | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shterr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Steard | 67 | 10 | / |
| Steihr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Stőger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Steehr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Strøeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sterzh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Stierh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Stierz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Stheer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sztier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sthehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hstter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stehre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sttier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stertt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sthear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steïer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stheur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stdter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stehrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Stÿger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Steirz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stesre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Stearr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Steerr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Steerd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Østerø
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