Oo Surname

1,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar439,4381:11820
Egypt10,7081:8,5861,050
Thailand5,5591:12,707811
Malaysia2,1401:13,7821,418
Singapore1,9091:2,885251
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
United States9201:393,97734,555
Pakistan5671:315,0696,476
Qatar5491:4,295438
United Arab Emirates5011:18,2882,165
Australia4981:54,2086,661
Nigeria4571:387,62120,469
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Indonesia2241:590,39847,039
England1851:301,17922,911
Japan1461:875,64618,860
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Brunei611:6,864951
China611:22,415,1081,242
Canada571:646,41452,764
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
India491:15,654,396253,566
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Norway311:165,88020,092
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
France261:2,554,720189,486
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Vietnam121:7,720,5042,596
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Macau91:66,848400
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Oman51:737,5946,889
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Laos41:1,647,081888
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: (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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Oo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oo (Hindi: ऊषा) is held by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: . Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oo? popularity and diffusion

Oo is the 1,145th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,602 people. The last name Oo occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Oo reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 5,439th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 192,443 people.

It is most common in Myanmar, where it is held by 439,438 people, or 1 in 118. Without taking into account 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 bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Oo last name are 11.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.03% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
831/
Hoo8020,370/
Goo8015,332/
Ood80295/
Oot80263/
Oos80221/
Ooz80131/
Oop8059/
Ooy8057/
O'O8051/
Ooj8044/
Ooe8017/
Ooa8010/
Eoo808/
O671,853,071/
Hood67109,809/
Hooy673,755/
Hoot673,480/
Oost673,342/
Hoos673,310/
Hoop673,022/
Hooe67470/
Oosh67367/
Oots6780/
Hooß6765/
Hooz6722/
Hooa6714/
Gooy677/
Oodh676/
Hgoo676/
O'Oe674/
Ooss674/
Oozt673/
Eooe672/
Oods672/
Uoou672/
Ooij672/
Oojt672/
Oooe671/
Oooo671/
Hooj671/
O'Ou671/
Șooș671/
Oosp671/
Eooh671/
Oodd671/
Ooys671/
Eeoo671/
Ooyd671/
Hhoo671/
Uooo671/
Oojz671/
Oojp671/
Oojh671/
Oohz671/
Oohe671/
Oocz671/
Ooyy671/
Ootz670/
Oott670/

Oo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oo in the Hindi language
ऊषाusa-

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