Ossay Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ossay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ossay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ossay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ossay occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ossay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ossay reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,307,123. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Lagunes District, where 90 percent reside and Lacs District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Benin, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Ossay
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