Osev Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Osev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria311:225,12612,113
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ošev (1) are calculated separately.

Osev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osev (Russian: Осев) is found most in Bulgaria. It can be found as a variant: Ošev. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Osev reside; 62 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 225,126. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 68 percent reside, Pazardzhik Province, where 19 percent reside and Sofia City Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria Osev is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ošev921/
Oseev89805/
Oshev89397/
Osiev89345/
Osoev89113/
Oseva8963/
Osaev8955/
Gosev8933/
Otsev892/
Osesv891/
Hosev891/
Oseav891/
Goshev80852/
Osheva80462/
Oytsev80155/
Oshaev80116/
Oiseev80115/
Goosev8077/
Oshoev8064/
Hoshev8039/
Oysaev8028/
Gousev8014/
Hotsev8011/
Osheev807/
Ossiev807/
Goseva806/
Oschev803/
Housev803/
Oysiev802/
Hoosev802/
Hosaev802/
Ottsev801/
Oseivh801/
Oshiev801/
Osseva801/
Goseev801/
Hosevs801/
Hosiev801/
Osew751,683/
Esev75516/
Osep75135/
Asev75131/
Osov75125/
Osef7551/
Osyv7542/
Ozev7531/
Ocev7513/
Ojev753/
Oseb752/
Osiv751/
Oxev751/
Gosheva73846/
Goussev73100/
Hosheva7355/
Osepova7337/
Gooseva734/
Gouseva734/
Hoshaev734/
Oyshiev734/
Oshchev734/
Ottsiev732/
Gosshev732/
Oscheva731/
Oscheev731/
Oyshaev731/
Asoev6714,703/
Aseev678,173/
Asaev671,279/
Esiev671,207/
Ashev671,070/
Oziev671,046/
Uosef67659/
Oseph67633/
Gocev67443/
Atsev67402/
Eseev67343/
Ouseb67316/
Goseb67295/
Asiev67271/
Osife67153/
Esaev67110/
Osepe67107/
Ozhev6766/
Ossov6760/
Eshev6756/
Gousseva6755/
Aseva6755/
Gozev6750/
Ochev6742/
Đošev6741/
Esoev6738/
Azoev6736/
Assev6732/
Oshov6730/
Oseff6727/
Gosep6727/
Ossep6723/
Ozaev6722/
Ausev6722/
Ousef6719/
Hosef6719/
Hosep6718/
Ozeev6717/
Ozeva6714/
Ozoev6713/
Ossef6713/
Oseep6712/
Otsep6712/
Ozgev6712/
Özsev6710/
Hesev679/
Osipe678/
Ousep676/
Gasev676/
Oceva676/
Hoseb675/
Ogiev675/
Ousov675/
Gosef675/
Hojev673/
Oshav673/
Osebh673/
Essev672/
Oshcheev672/
Oshep672/
Osieb672/
Goscheva671/
Oysov671/
Oisov671/
Hosav671/
Hosov671/
Asevs671/
Oešov671/
Oshew671/
Aasev671/
Osseb671/
Osheb671/
Osiep671/
Hasev671/
Oseif671/
Oxsjv671/
Otjev671/
Oocev671/

Osev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osev in the Russian language
Осевosev-

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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 Osev
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