Øvstaas Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øvstaas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Øvstaas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway211:244,87126,357
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Øvstaas Demographics

Average Øvstaas Salary in
Norway

440,270 kr

Per year
Rank:
9,358 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000620882
Rank: 20,505 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
127.22%
Sample size: 11 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Øvstaas Last Name Facts

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

Øvstaas is found most in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Øvstaas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Øvstaas occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Øvstaas live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Øvstaas is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 244,871. In Norway Øvstaas is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 71 percent reside, Central Norway, where 24 percent reside and Western Norway, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Øvstaas Last Name Statistics demography

Øvstaas earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning 440,270 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Øfstaas8675/
Vsta731/
Høvstad715/
Vstad675/
Væstad626/
Wsta551/
Fsta551/
Vxta551/
Vsto551/
Bstos5010/
Fstah502/
Bstaj501/
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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 Øvstaas
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