Oshry Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Oshry Surname Definition:

“Happy” in Hebrew. From Asher (q.v.).

Oshry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5491:15,5882,333
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia271:999,84158,390
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oshry (2,247) may also be a first name.

Oshry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Happy” in Hebrew. From Asher (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Oshry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oshry occurs most in Israel. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 378,348th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,719,858 people. Oshry occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Oshry live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 157,604th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 2,247 people.

The surname Oshry is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 15,588. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 49 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 13 percent reside and Haifa District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Israel this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Oshry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oshry surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oshry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.92% more than the national average, earning R 382,404 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $42,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.99% more than the national average, earning $66,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oschry9111/
Osry8923/
Ashry8022,177/
Uosry80397/
Oshri80140/
Ushry80135/
Hosry8060/
Ochry8017/
Oshra8010/
Osray802/
Gosry801/
Oshre801/
Eshry801/
Ashrey73652/
Ashray73478/
Ashriy7326/
Oushri7310/
Uossry739/
Oshrie735/
Ochrey735/
Ashryy734/
Uosrey734/
Ashroy733/
Gosray733/
Oshrit732/
Otchry732/
Housry732/
Oshraa731/
Aashry731/
Oshrai731/
Oshret731/
Heshry731/
Hoshra731/
O'Shra731/
Ushrey731/
Goysry731/
Goshre731/
Gosrey730/
Ochroy730/
Usry672,786/
Asry671,719/
Osra67406/
Esry67285/
Osre67134/
Osri6733/
Oshrieh6719/
Ashraya6714/
Aashray6712/
Ocry672/
Osrj672/
Aashrey671/
Oshshri671/
Oxry671/
Ozry671/
Gossrey670/

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