Osam Surname

103,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Osam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
Nigeria1,4031:126,2608,269
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
United States501:7,249,179331,838
India231:33,350,669396,143
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
China91:151,924,6187,954
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Osam (7,603) may also be a first name.

Osam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osam (Arabic: اوسام, Hindi: ओसम, Marathi: ओसाम, Oriya: ଓସମ, Russian: Осам) is found most in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Osam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 103,845th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,610,863 people. The surname Osam occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Osam reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 73,514th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 7,603 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 13,928. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Egypt, where 19 percent are found.

Osam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osam last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Osam earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.82% less than the national average, earning $24,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hosam8920,878/
Osame892,257/
Gosam89664/
Osham89292/
Ossam8989/
Ohsam8946/
Osamn8941/
Otsam8931/
Osamg8913/
Osaim8910/
Osiam899/
Oscam895/
Osamt894/
Ousam893/
Oesam891/
Oisam891/
Oosam891/
O'Sam891/
Osamh891/
Osamm891/
Oseam890/
Hossam80131,526/
Housam80771/
Hosaam80488/
Ousamn80158/
Hoosam80153/
Oshame80110/
Ossame8078/
Oosame8070/
Gosham8063/
Gosaim8054/
Hosham8016/
Hoseam8011/
Uosame809/
Huosam809/
Ossaim807/
Hosame805/
Ozsaim805/
Hosamm804/
Hosaym804/
Ossamn803/
Osatem803/
Ousame802/
Gossam802/
Gousam802/
Oussam802/
Osaume802/
Oosham801/
Hosiam801/
Hosaim801/
Hojsam801/
Gosahm801/
Ossaym801/
Osaime801/
Esam7550,917/
Asam7510,529/
Osan754,011/
Osom751,535/
Osem751,364/
Usam75995/
Ojam75237/
Ocam75160/
Ozam7597/
Üsam751/
Oxam751/
Houssam732,931/
Hossaim731,304/
Ousamne73550/
Housham73270/
Hoisham7395/
Oussame7320/
Oshaime7320/
Goussam734/
Ossaa'm734/
Ottsamn731/
Hosaimn731/
Hoshamm731/
Hossamm731/
Outsame731/
Ousaamn731/
Oussaim731/
Oussamn731/
Hoosham731/
Goosaim731/
Oudsham730/
Goosham730/
Houseam730/
Essam67216,780/
Hosan6764,899/
Assam6715,288/
Osang677,931/
Asham674,793/
Hasam674,213/
Ossom673,935/
Osain673,081/
Asiam672,929/
Eesam672,535/
Asaam672,371/
Hesam672,046/
Esaam671,649/
Husam671,632/
Oshan671,287/
Esham671,013/
Osian67843/
Ossan67810/
Osome67515/
Ussam67479/
Ahsam67454/
Aasam67447/
Atsam67336/
Hüsam67326/
Houssame67315/
Asame67304/
Odjam67287/
Usham67262/
Ousan67248/
Gosan67244/
Gasam67239/
Ocham67216/
Oosom67140/
Ohsan67117/
Ehsam67109/
Osane6799/
Osann6783/
Gosom6782/
Osean6776/
Hosem6771/
Oosan6768/
Osgan6758/
Hosom6757/
Osaan6751/
Gusam6750/
Ojham6741/
Ozsan6739/
Ausam6731/
Usame6727/
Usjam6726/
Aseam6725/
Ossem6725/
Ozame6725/
Ozcam6723/
Ascam6720/
Osahn6718/
Osand6717/
Oscan6714/
Oseem6714/
Hozam6713/
Gozam6712/
Oshamova6711/
Asaim6711/
Usaim6710/
Adsam6710/
Ojjam679/
Oussamne679/
Ajsam679/
Usaam677/
Asjam676/
Asamn676/
Hojam676/
Otsem676/
Asamt675/
Ojaim675/
Usiam674/
Osant674/
Oysan674/
Oshom674/
Aszam674/
Houssaim674/
Asamh674/
Esamm674/
Aesam674/
Oisan673/
Asamm673/
Asasm673/
Osiem673/
Asamd672/
Odsom672/
Asgam672/
Usamt672/
Orzam672/
Éssam672/
Ozzam672/
Ojaam672/
Ogiam672/
Uosan671/
Eseam671/
Hosaamne671/
Esaim671/
Osaun671/
Osanh671/
Osoom671/
Utsam671/
Ozamg671/
Ousem671/
Goussaim671/
Hosssiam671/
Hocam671/
Otsan671/
Ossassem671/
Osiom671/
Oxsan671/
Ozamd671/
Uhsam671/
Usgam671/
Asaym671/
Asamk671/
Ozaim671/
Houssahm671/
Osoim671/
Usaum671/
Ohjam671/
Oezam671/
Ociam671/
Usamh671/
Azsam671/
Oxham670/
Oscom670/

Osam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osam in the Oriya language
ଓସମosama-
Osam in the Hindi language
ओसमosama62.16
ओसामosama37.84
Osam in the Marathi language
ओसामosama50
ओसमosama33.33
ऑसमosama16.67
Osam in the Russian language
Осамosam-
Osam in the Arabic language
اوسامawsam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osam
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