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Where Does The Last Name Oscar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Oscar (Arabic: أوسكار, Bengali: অস্কার, Hindi: ऑस्कर, Marathi: ऑसकर, Oriya: ଓାର) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Óscar or Òscar. Click here for other possible spellings of Oscar.

How Common Is The Last Name Oscar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 9,310^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 119,737 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Oscar live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 170^th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,924,810 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 14,287 people, or 1 in 3,706. In Tanzania Oscar is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 20 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 13 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 139 countries. It is also found in Burundi, where 16 percent reside and Haiti, where 15 percent reside.

Oscar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Oscar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oscar last name rose 610 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oscar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Oscar last name are 6.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oscar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 33.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,906 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.36% less than the national average, earning R 70,428 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.61% more than the national average, earning $33,057,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $39,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.02% less than the national average, earning $39,242 CAD per year.