Osand Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Osand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
The alternate forms: Osánd (9) are calculated separately.
Osand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osand Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osand is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Osánd. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osand? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Osand live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Osand is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 56 percent reside and Madang, where 44 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osand
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