Ossar Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ossar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ossar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ossar (12) may also be a first name.

Ossar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ossar is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ossar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ossar is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Ossar live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ossar is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The surname Ossar is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Ossar is most numerous in: Delta, where 49 percent live, Ekiti, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Ossar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ossar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ossar surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ossar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ossar last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Ossar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oussar911,183/
Ossart91686/
Ossard91325/
Gossar91186/
Oissar9155/
Ossaar9120/
Hossar9119/
Osar89212/
Hossard83224/
Goussar83137/
Houssar837/
Hossart834/
Oussare832/
Oussard831/
Oussair831/
Assar809,302/
Gosar805,325/
Osare801,485/
Essar80281/
Ossor80144/
Ussar8075/
Osgar8070/
Hosar8070/
Oshar8070/
Otsar8053/
Osair807/
Ousar807/
Oisar804/
Odsar804/
Osarr803/
Osear802/
Osard802/
Osart802/
Osiar801/
Oszar801/
Uosar801/
Osaur801/
Ozsar801/
Houssard77752/
Houssart77155/
Hossarth773/
Hassar732,689/
Gassar731,320/
Hussar731,247/
Assare73880/
Aassar73457/
Oshare73354/
Gosair73327/
Goshar73222/
Housar73103/
Assard7381/
Gussar7374/
Osaire7369/
Ussarz7339/
Hessar7332/
Asshar7324/
Assair7319/
Hosare7317/
Oschar7314/
Osahar738/
Gousar736/
Hoshar736/
Oshaar736/
Assarp736/
Hosear735/
Goosar734/
Essair734/
Ossore733/
Aussar732/
Assgar732/
Hoszar732/
Hosart732/
Oszart732/
Ashsar732/
Ussaar732/
Ousare731/
Oshahr731/
Ossord731/
Hoisar731/
Hoosar731/
Eessar731/
Goisar731/
Gosaar731/
Aessar731/
Hosiar731/
Gossor731/
Asssar731/
Hosair731/
Hojsar731/
Ousayr731/
Oushar731/
Osseir731/
Ossour731/
Ussard731/
Ussart731/
Gohsar731/
Assayr731/
Assaïr731/
Oussor731/
Ososre731/
Oseare731/
Hoesar731/
Ooshar731/
Ahssar731/
Gosear730/
Asar6714,720/
Ozar672,693/
Osor672,467/
Hassard671,563/
Usar671,219/
Esar671,098/
Hoschar67306/
Oussour67156/
Hussard67111/
Uussaar6783/
Oşar6755/
Eessaar6739/
Hoshair6737/
Houshar6733/
Hussart6729/
Osarova6724/
Housard6723/
Housare6720/
Hussair6718/
Hoesaar6718/
Hoszard6714/
Assaire6710/
Assairh679/
Oxar678/
Hossord675/
Ossourd675/
Oisahar674/
Ussahar674/
Oschgar673/
Hassart673/
Hussear673/
Goshgar673/
Hassare673/
O'Sharp673/
Goschar672/
Heussar672/
Ashshar672/
Hossour672/
Oshajre672/
Essahar672/
Haussar672/
Assaïre672/
Oushare671/
Hoosear671/
Hoshard671/
Goushar671/
Oçar671/
O'Shear671/
Gosharh671/
Assasre671/
Osahare671/
Gussair671/
Ousahar671/
Hoosiar670/

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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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  • 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 Ossar
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