Oso Surname

28,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Syria

Oso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,2031:15,8121,540
Syria4,6481:4,153481
Philippines1,0561:95,87016,691
Japan7251:176,3378,397
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Papua New Guinea2151:37,9244,566
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
England1261:442,20729,452
Spain961:487,00024,732
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Solomon Islands521:11,1541,975
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Lebanon201:281,8549,826
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Finland131:422,82327,659
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Ošo (11) & Osó (3) are calculated separately.

Oso (1,780) may also be a first name.

Oso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oso (Hindi: ओसो, Marathi: ऑसो, Oriya: ଓେଷା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Ošo or Osó. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oso.

How Common Is The Last Name Oso? popularity and diffusion

Oso is the 28,156th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 381,607 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Oso live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oso is also the 181,312th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 1,780 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 11,203 people, or 1 in 15,812. In Nigeria Oso is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 38 percent reside, Ogun, where 11 percent reside and Ondo, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Oso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Syriac Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Oso last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Oso earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $22,730,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $39,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ošo8911/
Osó893/
Osho8624,764/
Osio867,726/
Osoy865,688/
Osco864,059/
Osso863,457/
Goso862,550/
Oiso862,165/
Osos861,759/
Osoh861,602/
Hoso86847/
Ouso86704/
Osop86697/
Osoo86580/
Osot86475/
Osuo86445/
Otso86359/
Osou86328/
Osoi86313/
Osoa86214/
Uoso8654/
Osod8640/
Osoś8633/
Osgo8620/
Ohso8616/
Oxso8615/
Oeso8615/
Odso8610/
Osjo869/
Ooso863/
Osoš862/
Oszo861/
Osìo861/
Osoj861/
Ozso861/
Hosoi7530,461/
Gosso753,182/
Oisso751,798/
Gosho751,492/
Hosoo751,307/
Ossou751,135/
Hosso75856/
Hosho75649/
Oscoy75640/
Hosio75602/
Ozsoy75589/
Gosio75544/
Ossoa75215/
Ossos75174/
Oshuo75144/
Osoos75141/
Ossoh75114/
Osios7596/
Osoud7591/
Otsou7577/
Otsoy7558/
Hosot7558/
Huoso7556/
Hosco7554/
Osooz7550/
Ossco7543/
Oshop7541/
Ousso7537/
Gosoi7529/
Otsho7528/
Osoih7526/
Oisho7522/
Gouso7521/
Oshoa7521/
Ousou7521/
Otsoi7520/
Hosoy7520/
Ossoi7517/
Osoch7516/
Osoph7516/
Gosoh7514/
Houso7513/
Hoiso7513/
Ossoo7511/
Osoit7510/
Oscou759/
Goiso759/
Hosos759/
Ossot759/
Oshoo758/
Gosoy757/
Hosou756/
Oshod756/
Osoup755/
Oshos755/
Oshoh755/
Ososs755/
Oscho754/
Gooso754/
Osohu754/
Ousoh753/
Ottso753/
Ozsoz753/
Oshoi753/
Hhoso753/
Osuoh752/
Gosou752/
Hooso752/
Othso752/
Oszoy752/
Ossoy752/
Ossoï752/
Oisou752/
Ousuo752/
Outso752/
Oosho752/
Uosoh752/
Oshot751/
Gosgo751/
Gosuo751/
Osoij751/
Oshou751/
Ososh751/
Hoeso751/
Oosoz751/
Ossuo751/
Osiot751/
Ososz751/
Oysho751/
Oysou751/
Oisoy751/
Oitso751/
Odsoy751/
Oesso751/
Gosoo751/
Goyso751/
Hosoa751/
Ousoi751/
Oosos751/
Ozsoi751/
Ohsou751/
Hosod751/
Ojo67425,587/
Aso6729,720/
Oussou6725,145/
Osa6716,334/
Hossou679,191/
Ozo678,398/
Eso676,378/
Gossou674,382/
Oco673,517/
Uso673,106/
Hoshos67405/
Hossoo67282/
Oshosh67123/
Housou67111/
Gousso67101/
Hoşsoy6760/
Goshoo6759/
Gossoo6746/
Oissou6740/
Oezsoy6738/
Goisso6734/
Housso6730/
Osouch6729/
O'Soup6726/
Ossott6725/
Hossho6723/
Goshou6722/
Hossoy6720/
Oussoi6719/
Ossoud6718/
Oxo6717/
Oço6715/
Gousou679/
Goïsso679/
Ousous679/
Gozsoy678/
Hohsoh678/
Oshood676/
Gosgou676/
Osoish675/
Hosios675/
Hoscoy675/
Housho675/
Oossou675/
Osoaja674/
Hossoi674/
Hotsou674/
Oschoa673/
Oshost673/
Osioha673/
Hosopf673/
Hossoh673/
Oschoi672/
Osoudh672/
Uossou672/
Oussoh672/
Osá672/
Hoshou672/
Hossop671/
Oidsho671/
Housgo671/
Gousho671/
D'Osso671/
Hoshoo671/
Hosoud671/
Hossos671/
Hosszo671/
Hoisou671/
Ooshoo671/
Oszoha671/
Ozsoij671/
Očo671/
Oussoï671/
Oussoa671/
Ossoch671/
Ossouh671/
Oseheo671/
Osoosh671/
Odssod671/
Odssou671/
Goosoi671/
Goshgo671/
Goîsso671/
Goisho671/
Ouhsou671/
D'Osio671/
Osoije671/
Goshoi671/
Osuohe671/
Uososh671/
Uotsio671/
Hotsuo671/
Hosoth671/
Housoy670/
Ohieso670/
Hoshop670/

Oso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oso in the Hindi language
ओसोoso-
Oso in the Oriya language
ଓେଷାoesa62.86
ଓେସାoesa21.43
ଓେଶାoesa15.71
Oso in the Marathi language
ऑसोoso50
ओसोoso50

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