Oshan Surname
Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname
Oshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| India | 128 | 1:5,992,698 | 140,682 |
| Yemen | 116 | 1:227,804 | 8,981 |
| Iran | 82 | 1:936,372 | 44,282 |
| United States | 78 | 1:4,646,909 | 242,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 42 | 1:7,596 | 1,787 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Oshan (6,024) may also be a first name.
Oshan Demographics
Average Oshan Salary in
United States
$41,545 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oshan (Hindi: ओशन, Marathi: ओशान, Oriya: ଓଷନ, Russian: Ошан) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Oshan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 296,403rd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Oshan reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Oshan is also the 85,441st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 6,024 people.
This surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Oshan is found in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Yemen, where 9 percent live.
Oshan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Oshan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oshan last name rose 1,560 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Oshan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oshan last name is chiefly Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Oshan surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.
Oshan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,545 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oshan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଷନ | osana | - |
| Oshan in the Hindi language | ||
| ओशन | osana | 53.33 |
| ओशान | osana | 40 |
| ओशं | osam | 6.67 |
| Oshan in the Marathi language | ||
| ओशान | osana | 42.11 |
| ओशन | osana | 31.58 |
| ओभन | obhana | 10.53 |
| ऑशान | osana | 7.02 |
| रोशन | rosana | 3.51 |
| ओसान | osana | 3.51 |
| रोहन | rohana | 1.75 |
| Oshan in the Russian language | ||
| Ошан | osan | - |
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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
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- 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 Oshan
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