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Where in Oslo are Middle Eastern names?

11.6% of classified records in Oslo are assigned to the Middle Eastern category. That makes it the 3rd largest of 8 non-local categories in the city. 17 neighbourhoods have published Middle Eastern shares. The combined share in covered Norway cities is 8.3%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Grorud: 15.2%Frogner: 7.5%Bjerke: 14.3%Nordre Aker: 8.1%Vestre Aker: 7.4%Gamle Oslo: 14.3%Alna: 15.9%Sagene: 8.7%Ullern: 8.3%Grünerløkka: 9.2%Søndre Nordstrand: 22.4%Nordstrand: 8.1%Sentrum: 9.6%Marka: 5.4%St. Hanshaugen: 8.5%Østensjø: 10%Stovner: 25.7%0%15%+no data or suppressed
IndoEuroMap data. A category percentage is its share of retained classified source records. It is not a percentage of residents. Method: how IndoEuroMap classifies records.
Oslo: 46,218 classified records in 17 neighbourhoods. 17 neighbourhoods have a published share for this category. The table ranks them by that share.
NeighbourhoodMiddle Eastern shareMiddle Eastern recordsClassified records
Stovner 25.7% 610 2,375
Søndre Nordstrand 22.4% 500 2,235
Alna 15.9% 450 2,835
Grorud 15.2% 275 1,804
Bjerke 14.3% 403 2,827
Gamle Oslo 14.3% 541 3,772
Østensjø 10% 241 2,406
Sentrum 9.6% 348 3,620
Grünerløkka 9.2% 354 3,832
Sagene 8.7% 322 3,694
St. Hanshaugen 8.5% 296 3,498
Ullern 8.3% 223 2,684
Nordre Aker 8.1% 220 2,713
Nordstrand 8.1% 245 3,035
Frogner 7.5% 278 3,704
Vestre Aker 7.4% 41 552
Marka 5.4% 34 632

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