Osman Surname
Approximately 2,107,287 people bear this surname
Osman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osmond,' the Scandinavian Asmundr; compare Wyman for Wymond, and Mayman for Maymond. This personal name gave rise to several local names; v. Osmotherly, and compare.
John de Osemundeston Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameOsman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 964,887 | 1:39 | 5 |
| Somalia | 237,183 | 1:57 | 11 |
| Egypt | 208,276 | 1:441 | 44 |
| Eritrea | 108,508 | 1:44 | 7 |
| Yemen | 85,564 | 1:309 | 29 |
| Kenya | 63,657 | 1:725 | 110 |
| Syria | 60,749 | 1:318 | 42 |
| Saudi Arabia | 50,006 | 1:617 | 35 |
| Somaliland | 45,509 | 1:77 | 20 |
| Ethiopia | 37,669 | 1:2,590 | 452 |
| Bangladesh | 26,945 | 1:5,914 | 535 |
| Mozambique | 19,157 | 1:1,423 | 347 |
| Jordan | 18,335 | 1:482 | 47 |
| Iraq | 17,690 | 1:1,980 | 251 |
| Ghana | 16,002 | 1:1,689 | 277 |
| Djibouti | 13,881 | 1:66 | 17 |
| Lebanon | 13,051 | 1:432 | 63 |
| Libya | 12,347 | 1:506 | 92 |
| Malaysia | 11,529 | 1:2,558 | 385 |
| Bulgaria | 9,671 | 1:722 | 85 |
| United States | 8,636 | 1:41,971 | 5,157 |
| England | 7,022 | 1:7,935 | 1,164 |
| Malawi | 6,980 | 1:2,453 | 298 |
| Palestine | 6,230 | 1:730 | 87 |
| South Africa | 5,843 | 1:9,272 | 1,160 |
| South Sudan | 5,813 | 1:1,964 | 387 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,461 | 1:2,647 | 328 |
| India | 3,443 | 1:222,790 | 13,166 |
| Kuwait | 3,375 | 1:1,126 | 117 |
| Angola | 3,352 | 1:8,052 | 1,020 |
| Romania | 2,337 | 1:8,591 | 1,129 |
| Sweden | 1,875 | 1:5,252 | 495 |
| Canada | 1,773 | 1:20,781 | 2,867 |
| Philippines | 1,716 | 1:58,997 | 9,932 |
| Brunei | 1,515 | 1:276 | 45 |
| Afghanistan | 1,511 | 1:21,279 | 1,070 |
| Australia | 1,451 | 1:18,605 | 2,592 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| Turkey | 1,164 | 1:66,857 | 6,289 |
| Qatar | 1,111 | 1:2,122 | 181 |
| Indonesia | 990 | 1:133,585 | 13,333 |
| Poland | 896 | 1:42,420 | 6,644 |
| Iran | 889 | 1:86,370 | 8,724 |
| Germany | 884 | 1:91,070 | 11,446 |
| Morocco | 852 | 1:40,465 | 6,572 |
| Bahrain | 838 | 1:1,609 | 228 |
| Oman | 798 | 1:4,622 | 671 |
| Pakistan | 703 | 1:254,116 | 5,702 |
| Tanzania | 612 | 1:86,506 | 8,774 |
| Greece | 598 | 1:18,528 | 2,650 |
| Argentina | 596 | 1:71,717 | 6,093 |
| Netherlands | 424 | 1:39,828 | 6,746 |
| Thailand | 382 | 1:184,917 | 30,322 |
| Norway | 377 | 1:13,640 | 1,560 |
| Denmark | 371 | 1:15,215 | 1,489 |
| Russia | 363 | 1:397,033 | 38,405 |
| Nigeria | 355 | 1:498,994 | 24,920 |
| Tunisia | 329 | 1:1,856 | 194 |
| Spain | 316 | 1:147,949 | 10,970 |
| Belgium | 241 | 1:47,704 | 7,759 |
| Israel | 239 | 1:35,806 | 4,971 |
| Ukraine | 236 | 1:192,893 | 26,203 |
| North Macedonia | 230 | 1:9,137 | 1,535 |
| Colombia | 228 | 1:209,535 | 5,026 |
| Uganda | 222 | 1:175,853 | 14,786 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Venezuela | 213 | 1:141,803 | 4,479 |
| Brazil | 212 | 1:1,009,785 | 35,690 |
| New Zealand | 194 | 1:23,342 | 4,099 |
| Mauritius | 187 | 1:6,917 | 1,428 |
| Wales | 181 | 1:17,097 | 1,856 |
| Northern Cyprus | 162 | 1:1,969 | 224 |
| Kazakhstan | 155 | 1:114,081 | 12,229 |
| Croatia | 149 | 1:28,380 | 5,853 |
| Switzerland | 141 | 1:58,248 | 7,350 |
| Austria | 138 | 1:61,706 | 9,592 |
| Albania | 118 | 1:24,695 | 4,085 |
| Chile | 106 | 1:166,193 | 5,518 |
| Zimbabwe | 100 | 1:154,382 | 19,513 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Finland | 93 | 1:59,104 | 6,879 |
| Estonia | 92 | 1:14,367 | 2,255 |
| Moldova | 90 | 1:39,571 | 6,032 |
| Ireland | 89 | 1:52,909 | 3,746 |
| Italy | 83 | 1:736,828 | 61,221 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| Guyana | 72 | 1:10,586 | 1,563 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| Saint Lucia | 41 | 1:4,361 | 618 |
| China | 37 | 1:36,954,637 | 1,973 |
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 1:268,031 | 6,422 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Czechia | 33 | 1:322,226 | 40,051 |
| Serbia | 30 | 1:238,165 | 13,506 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Panama | 28 | 1:139,724 | 4,684 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Senegal | 19 | 1:767,334 | 2,735 |
| Lesotho | 18 | 1:112,920 | 11,579 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 1:90,932 | 6,341 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,055 | 1:23,105 | 3,221 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 580 | 1:86,584 | 8,992 |
The alternate forms: Osmán (2), Osmań (1) & Ösman (1) are calculated separately.
Osman (1,402,553) may also be a first name.
Osman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osmond,' the Scandinavian Asmundr; compare Wyman for Wymond, and Mayman for Maymond. This personal name gave rise to several local names; v. Osmotherly, and compare.
John de Osemundeston Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Geoffrey Osmund, Devon, ibid.
Nicholas Osemund, Surrey, ibid.
Richard Osmund, Middlesex, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
John Osmond, Hertfordshire., 1315. Writs of Parliament.
1603. Buried — Thomas Osmond: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1649. Married — William Bannister and Margaret Osman: ibid.
Edward, son of Edward Osman, 1658: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.
John, son of Edward Osmand, 1660: ibid.
Grace, d. of Edward Osmund, 1663: ibid.
1788. Married — Charles Ballard and Sarah Osmon: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Teutonic) 1 for Ostman (East Man), the name given to a Danish settler in Ireland [Dano-Norwegian öst, east] 2 for Osmund, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Osmund (divine protector).
The Anglo-Saxon personal name.
From the German, Ossmann; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
(English, Irish) This surname means 'son of Osmond', an Anglo-Saxon personal name.
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- jannahOsman Demographics
Average Male Osman Height
173.6 cm
Average Female Osman Height
163.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Osman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osman (Arabic: عثمّان, Bengali: ওসমান, Georgian: ოსმან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: ओस्मान, Marathi: मान, Oriya: ଉସମାନ, Russian: Осман, Tibetan: ཨོས་མན་) occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Osmán, Osmań or Ösman. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osman? popularity and diffusion
Osman is the 254th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,458 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Osman are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 546th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,402,553 people.
The last name is most widely held in Sudan, where it is borne by 964,887 people, or 1 in 39. Besides Sudan this surname occurs in 165 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 11 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.
Osman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Osman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Osman last name expanded 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 666 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 548 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,271 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 844 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Osman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (92%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (93%) in Kenya, Sunni (75%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Osman are 2.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Osman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.01% less than the national average, earning €10,808 per year; in Norway they earn 29.6% less than the national average, earning 243,648 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.95% more than the national average, earning R 358,704 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.06% more than the national average, earning $32,023,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $40,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $44,782 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Osman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Osman in the Georgian language | ||
| ოსმან | osman | - |
| Osman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨོས་མན་ | ömen | - |
| Osman in the Marathi language | ||
| मान | mana | 69.77 |
| ्मान | mana | 10.47 |
| उसमान | usamana | 9.3 |
| ओसमान | osamana | 3.49 |
| ओसामान | osamana | 2.33 |
| मन | mana | 1.16 |
| ओसमा | osama | 1.16 |
| Osman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ | thman | 50 |
| ﻋﺴﻤﺎﻥ | sman | 50 |
| Osman in the Hindi language | ||
| ओस्मान | osmana | 50 |
| ओसमान | osamana | 40 |
| उसमान | usamana | 10 |
| Osman in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉସମାନ | usamana | 50 |
| ଓସାନ୍ | osan | 50 |
| Osman in the Bengali language | ||
| ওসমান | osamana | 42.86 |
| উচমান | ucamana | 28.57 |
| উসমান | usamana | 28.57 |
| Osman in the Russian language | ||
| Осман | osman | - |
| Osman in the Arabic language | ||
| عثمّان | thman | - |
| اوسمان | awsman | - |
| أصمان | asman | - |
| عصمان | sman | - |
| عتمان | tman | - |
| عثمان | thman | - |
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