Oo Surname
Approximately 467,105 people bear this surname
Oo Surname Definition:
OO: Fergus Oo, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386).
Oo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 439,438 | 1:118 | 20 |
| Egypt | 10,708 | 1:8,586 | 1,050 |
| Thailand | 5,559 | 1:12,707 | 811 |
| Malaysia | 2,140 | 1:13,782 | 1,418 |
| Singapore | 1,909 | 1:2,885 | 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| United States | 920 | 1:393,977 | 34,555 |
| Pakistan | 567 | 1:315,069 | 6,476 |
| Qatar | 549 | 1:4,295 | 438 |
| United Arab Emirates | 501 | 1:18,288 | 2,165 |
| Australia | 498 | 1:54,208 | 6,661 |
| Nigeria | 457 | 1:387,621 | 20,469 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Indonesia | 224 | 1:590,398 | 47,039 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Japan | 146 | 1:875,646 | 18,860 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Brunei | 61 | 1:6,864 | 951 |
| China | 61 | 1:22,415,108 | 1,242 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 1:7,720,504 | 2,596 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Oȏ (1) are calculated separately.
Oo (192,443) may also be a first name.
Oo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
OO: Fergus Oo, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386).
Oo Demographics
Average Male Oo Height
173.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Oo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oo (Hindi: ऊषा) is carried by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Oȏ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oo is the 1,145th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,602 people. The last name Oo is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Oo live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Oo is also the 5,439th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 192,443 people.
The surname is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is carried by 439,438 people, or 1 in 118. Besides Myanmar it exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Oo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Oo surname are 11.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.03% registered with the party.
The amount Oo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.49% less than the national average, earning 223,250 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning R 263,196 per year; in United States they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $41,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $47,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oȏ | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoo | 80 | 20,370 | / |
| Goo | 80 | 15,332 | / |
| Ood | 80 | 295 | / |
| Oot | 80 | 263 | / |
| Oos | 80 | 221 | / |
| Ooz | 80 | 131 | / |
| Oop | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ooy | 80 | 57 | / |
| O'O | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ooj | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ooe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ooa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Eoo | 80 | 8 | / |
| O | 67 | 1,853,071 | / |
| Hood | 67 | 109,809 | / |
| Hooy | 67 | 3,755 | / |
| Hoot | 67 | 3,480 | / |
| Oost | 67 | 3,342 | / |
| Hoos | 67 | 3,310 | / |
| Hoop | 67 | 3,022 | / |
| Hooe | 67 | 470 | / |
| Oosh | 67 | 367 | / |
| Oots | 67 | 80 | / |
| Hooß | 67 | 65 | / |
| Hooz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hooa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gooy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oodh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hgoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| O'Oe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ooss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oozt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eooe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oods | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uoou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ooij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oojt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oooe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Ou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șooș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oosp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oohz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oohe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oocz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ootz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oott | 67 | 0 | / |
Oo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oo in the Hindi language | ||
| ऊषा | usa | - |
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