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Where Does The Last Name Oss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Oss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺱ, Russian: Осс) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ošs, Óss or Osš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 113,312^th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,784,851 people. The last name Oss is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Oss are found; 29 percent are found in South America and 27 percent are found in Luso-South America. Oss is also the 417,739^th most commonly held first name globally, held by 423 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 1,103 people, or 1 in 194,084. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 25 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 25 percent live and Espírito Santo, where 23 percent live. Outside of Brazil Oss is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Oss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Oss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oss surname grew 2,024 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Oss last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Oss surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Oss earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.14% less than the national average, earning R 177,888 per year; in United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $49,360 CAD per year.