Osob Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Osob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osob (1,292) may also be a first name.

Osob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osob (Russian: Особь) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osob? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Osob live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 219,079th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 1,292 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoub893/
Osiob892/
Oshob892/
Ossob892/
Osoib891/
Gosob891/
Osobs890/
Gossob804/
Goshob801/
Ossoub801/
Osop75697/
Osov75125/
Asob7565/
Usob7554/
Osab7551/
Osow7511/
Osof758/
Esob757/
Ocob756/
Ojob756/
Oseb752/
Osub752/
Osobová7393/
Osobova7321/
Osouf67482/
Utsob67360/
Essob67178/
Osowa67175/
Osova67122/
Ossov6760/
Gozob6758/
Oshop6741/
Ashob6741/
Hosab6740/
Osoff6738/
Osiow6735/
Ajoob6734/
Oshov6730/
Oshof6727/
Otsov6725/
Gosov6722/
Assob6720/
Osoph6716/
Acoob6712/
Ahsob678/
Ozsab677/
Gosub677/
Oshow676/
Osofs676/
Gosof676/
Osoup675/
Hoseb675/
Ousov675/
Osiab675/
Azoob675/
Ouzob674/
Eshob674/
Osope673/
Oosub673/
Uosof673/
Osebh673/
Esoob673/
Goussoub673/
Asoob673/
Hosof672/
Osiov672/
Osieb672/
Ossab672/
Ousab672/
Ossof672/
Hasob672/
Hosov671/
Oysov671/
Gosop671/
Eesob671/
Esobh671/
Gosab671/
Ascob671/
Gasob671/
Osoyw671/
Oisov671/
Hocob671/
Oozab671/
Otsub671/
Osseb671/
Osheb671/
Odsof671/
Ochob671/
Ausob671/
Asoub671/
Axoob671/
Otsof671/
Ososf671/
Ousub671/
Esoub671/
Hosub671/
Osoft670/

Osob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osob in the Russian language
Особьosob-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Osob
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