Oussama Forename
7,696th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 135,230 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco
Oussama Forename User-submission:
Oussama (أسامة) is an Arabic name, which means 'lion'.
Most Arabs name their children Oussama in reference to Oussama ibn Zayd, whom was a companion of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH).
Oussama Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 90% | 94,063 | 1:365 | 78 |
| Algeria | 100% | 22,056 | 1:1,731 | 304 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 7,052 | 1:4,369 | 698 |
| Chad | 100% | 2,163 | 1:6,287 | 1,000 |
| Spain | 100% | 2,054 | 1:22,653 | 1,274 |
| Tunisia | 98% | 1,616 | 1:419 | 65 |
| France | 100% | 1,347 | 1:49,347 | 1,509 |
| Qatar | 100% | 872 | 1:2,717 | 373 |
| Egypt | 100% | 737 | 1:124,696 | 5,337 |
| Djibouti | - | 674 | 1:1,359 | 242 |
| United States | 100% | 342 | 1:1,060,050 | 21,791 |
| Belgium | 96% | 271 | 1:42,399 | 2,253 |
| Kuwait | - | 228 | 1:16,602 | 1,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 225 | 1:31,787 | 3,074 |
| Canada | 100% | 214 | 1:154,829 | 6,552 |
| Niger | 93% | 156 | 1:122,974 | 4,232 |
| Germany | 100% | 131 | 1:737,999 | 6,593 |
| Netherlands | 93% | 130 | 1:130,016 | 5,980 |
| Bahrain | - | 118 | 1:11,429 | 1,802 |
| England | 100% | 101 | 1:550,524 | 11,304 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 62 | 1:1,190,768 | 33,715 |
| Benin | 87% | 61 | 1:173,374 | 8,697 |
| Sweden | 100% | 54 | 1:182,554 | 6,536 |
| Libya | - | 49 | 1:126,965 | 743 |
| Brazil | 100% | 39 | 1:5,493,235 | 83,314 |
| Syria | - | 37 | 1:521,786 | 2,854 |
| Thailand | 100% | 33 | 1:2,123,206 | 57,616 |
| Denmark | - | 31 | 1:182,242 | 4,200 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 28 | 1:293,339 | 5,808 |
| Russia | 100% | 27 | 1:5,341,989 | 25,443 |
| Sudan | - | 25 | 1:1,512,279 | 3,324 |
| Venezuela | 92% | 20 | 1:1,510,095 | 28,853 |
| Italy | 99% | 20 | 1:3,053,104 | 18,341 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 13 | 1:315,018 | 7,791 |
| Norway | 100% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Burkina Faso | 75% | 10 | 1:1,837,947 | 41,704 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 8 | 1:2,884,492 | 56,420 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Jordan | - | 7 | 1:1,260,968 | 6,027 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Guinea | 100% | 6 | 1:1,976,441 | 4,482 |
| Senegal | 60% | 6 | 1:2,430,226 | 14,702 |
| Congo | - | 6 | 1:834,868 | 13,992 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 5 | 1:1,447,361 | 8,023 |
| Lebanon | - | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Czechia | 100% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Finland | 60% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Ukraine | - | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| India | - | 2 | 1:607,438,986 | 4,324,298 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| South Africa | - | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
The alternate forms: Oùssama (1), Oussàma (1) & Oùssàmà (4) are calculated separately.
Oussama (6,917) may also be a surname.
Oussama Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Oussama (أسامة) is an Arabic name, which means 'lion'.
Most Arabs name their children Oussama in reference to Oussama ibn Zayd, whom was a companion of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH).
- skatcha34162It is an Arabic name, which means 'straight man'. It is also an alternative name of the lion.
- usama_bnhmdThe name Oussama comes from the Arabic word oussama, which means 'type of lion'.
- sou123(Arabic) The name Oussama means 'lion'.
- madaoOussama Forename Popularity
Oussama Demographics
Oussama Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 69 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Oussama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oussama in the Russian language | ||
| Оуссама | oussama | - |
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