Osobow Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Osobow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osobow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel221:388,98331,283
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Osobow Last Name Facts

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

Osobow occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osobow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osobow is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Osobow is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Osobow reside; 61 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Osobow is most numerous in Israel, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 388,983. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Haifa District, where 55 percent reside, Southern District, where 36 percent reside and Northern District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Israel it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoboow921/
Osobov8331/
Ojobow834/
Osobova7721/
Asobowa772/
Asoobowa718/
Asuobowa711/
Osabuowe711/
Osaboywe711/
Usobov673/

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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
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  • 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 Osobow
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