Oshea Surname
Approximately 12,368 people bear this surname
Oshea Surname Definition:
“Son of the Stately” in Erse (Seaghdha). See also Shaw.
Oshea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,163 | 1:35,665 | 4,449 |
| Ireland | 841 | 1:5,599 | 879 |
| Australia | 472 | 1:57,194 | 6,970 |
| England | 392 | 1:142,138 | 13,786 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,720 | 1:2,576 | 484 |
Oshea (323) may also be a first name.
Oshea Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of the Stately” in Erse (Seaghdha). See also Shaw.
Oshea Demographics
Oshea Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Oshea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oshea (Russian: Ошеа) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oshea click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshea? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oshea is the 42,202nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 589,226 people. The surname Oshea is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Oshea live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 488,148th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 323 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,163 people, or 1 in 35,665. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Oshea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Oshea has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 51 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Oshea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Oshea last name are 1.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.78% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Oshea earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2229.8% more than the national average, earning R 5,536,500 per year; in United States they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $49,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $48,847 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oshea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oshea in the Russian language | ||
| Ошеа | osea | - |
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Footnotes
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