Osowski Surname

56,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Osowski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller near the aspen tree; one who came from Osow.

Osowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,0021:6,333776
United States2,0591:176,03617,661
Brazil3331:642,86623,807
Israel1471:58,2157,456
Germany1301:619,27349,237
France1111:598,40379,437
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada381:969,62173,252
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Norway141:367,30634,015
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Finland61:916,11741,832
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Osowski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller near the aspen tree; one who came from Osow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Osowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osowski occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osowski? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osowski is the 56,626th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 814,251 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Osowski reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 6,002 people, or 1 in 6,333. Without taking into account Poland this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Osowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Osowski last name grew 15,838 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osowski last name are 10.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Osowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning 310,721 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.7% less than the national average, earning R 62,496 per year; in United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $48,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ossowski939,688/
Osiowski9396/
Ohsowski9339/
Oshowski9337/
Gosowski9323/
Oszowski9318/
O'Sowski931/
Ososwski931/
Hoszowski88744/
Hoshowski88124/
Ossoswski883/
Hossowski880/
Osewski86368/
Usowski86300/
Ojowski86126/
Osovski86109/
Osowska86108/
Osowsky8679/
Oßowski8631/
Ozowski8626/
Osowská862/
Osawski861/
Osofski861/
Ossoswscki821/
Osovskyi80562/
Ossovski80276/
Gusowski80204/
Ossowska80162/
Oszewski8040/
Hojowski8034/
Ochowski8033/
Ossewski8026/
Osobskyi8026/
Ossowsky8022/
Osiewski8018/
Osovskiy8017/
Gozowski806/
Ojcowski806/
Ussowski805/
Osovskoi805/
Osovskii803/
Oscewski803/
Osovskis803/
Oshovski802/
Osiowska802/
Ozzowski802/
Ososvski802/
Osovskij801/
Eshowski801/
Gosovski801/
Gosowsky801/
Hosovski801/
Ossowskj801/
Osewskyi801/
Osovskie801/
Osofskie800/
Orzschowski781/
Osovskaia75639/
Oshovskyi75496/
Hoshowsky7563/
Horzowski7556/
Gassowski7533/
Hosovskyi7524/
Hoszowska7517/
Oschewski7513/
Ossovskyi7510/
Haszowski758/
Hoszewski757/
Osossvski755/
Oshovskiy754/
Hochowski754/
Oiszewski754/
Gouzowski754/
Hoszowská753/
Hussowski752/
Ossovscki752/
Gosovskiy751/
Goshovski751/
Osuchwski751/
Ouszewski751/
Ooszewski751/
Hoszowsky751/
Hoshovskyi711,004/
Osofsky71506/
Osovsky71409/
Osovská7126/
Osovský7125/
Osobsky7118/
Asovski7113/
Osovska7111/
Ezowski7111/
Otschofski7111/
Goshovskiy716/
Usovski714/
Osewske711/
Ožovski711/
Osavski711/
Hoschowsky711/
Ozowska711/
Oischewski711/
Asowska711/
Goschowsky710/
Osovskoy67240/
Oshovsky67126/
Ossovsky67104/
Gazowski6767/
Gasawski6761/
Osovschi6750/
Odžovski6749/
Asovskij6741/
Ozovskyi6724/
Ossofsky6723/
Ausobski6722/
Uchowski6720/
Osoffsky6719/
Usovskyi6718/
Oszubski6717/
Gozowsky6713/
Ottschofski6713/
Gasovski6712/
Hajowski6712/
Gusovski6710/
Hošovski679/
Osevskyi679/
Hasewski678/
Eshowsky678/
Osievski676/
Husovski675/
Gošovski675/
Atsovski674/
Eusovski674/
Gosovsky673/
Hosovska673/
Asovskyi673/
Osovscoi672/
Aszewski672/
Achowski672/
Oshefski672/
Ousobský672/
Hosovsky672/
Osovskyy671/
Usovskiy671/
Ossovska671/
Hasovski671/
Gasowsky671/
Ošovskij671/
Gozovski671/
Hazowski670/

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