Ossia Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Gabon

Ossia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ossia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7071:250,55614,487
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Benin1871:55,2716,896
Cameroon1411:147,29816,269
Congo851:58,6955,228
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Colombia331:1,447,69910,684
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ossia (119) may also be a first name.

Ossia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ossia is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ossia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 251,268th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,621,145 people. Ossia occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ossia reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ossia is also the 856,040th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 119 people.

The surname Ossia is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 707 people, or 1 in 250,556. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 31 percent are found, Rivers, where 23 percent are found and Enugu, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Ossia exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 12 percent are found.

Ossia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ossia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ossia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ossia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 34.43% less than the national average, earning $14,886,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.82% more than the national average, earning $51,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $56,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gossia9189/
Ossias9164/
Ossiah9162/
Oussia9134/
Hossia9112/
Ossija911/
Osszia911/
Osia894,544/
Ossaija8383/
Houssia8329/
Goussia838/
Hossiah832/
Ossagia831/
Hoissia831/
Oussiah831/
Oussiay831/
Ossogia831/
Hossias831/
Oussiad831/
Osias8016,260/
Assia804,234/
Ossio801,875/
Osiah801,708/
Essia80995/
Ussia80988/
Hosia80503/
Gosia80301/
Oshia80239/
Ossea8087/
Otsia8056/
Ousia8013/
Osiha809/
Oesia808/
Oscia807/
Osiat804/
Ossja803/
Odsia801/
Hossiaei771/
Ossaijia771/
Hossea731,184/
Hassia731,084/
Gousia73700/
Hosiah73517/
Assiah73488/
Assiha73335/
Gossio73240/
Oseiya73193/
Hotsia73152/
Gassia73140/
Osagia73118/
Assias73113/
Assija73105/
Hussia7370/
Hosjia7361/
Osajia7357/
Goshia7345/
Osaiya7342/
Essiah7332/
Assiad7326/
Hoshia7325/
Otshia7321/
Essiea7311/
Assiaz7310/
Oshija738/
Assiat737/
Osoyia735/
Ussiah735/
Osegia734/
Housia734/
Oushia733/
O'Shia733/
Goscia733/
Hoisia733/
Oseyia733/
Oshiea732/
Hessia732/
Asssia732/
Oessio732/
Hosiea732/
Oshiae732/
Gussia732/
Oudsia731/
Ossios731/
Hoosia731/
Aessia731/
Ahssia731/
Oesiah731/
Osejia731/
Hosias731/
Oussio731/
Oisias731/
Esshia731/
Assiae731/
Assiea731/
Aussia731/
Osiahs731/
Oshiah731/
Osayia731/
Hosiaa731/
Osuiya731/
Osujia731/
Eussia730/
Asia6742,276/
Usia671,989/
Osea671,804/
Esia67671/
Hassija67303/
Osja67282/
Gossiho6740/
Oxia6726/
Oshioha6714/
Assiaou6713/
Oshogia6711/
Osya6710/
Assihad6710/
Hussiah679/
Goussio679/
Gousiah678/
Hosiash674/
Ousseaa674/
Goushia673/
Otsiayi673/
Gassiah672/
Assiaha672/
Haussia672/
Hassiah672/
Hasssia672/
Ossihou672/
Osaiyad671/
Oshaiya671/
Osieacz671/
Houssea671/
Hoosiah671/
Gousiea671/
Osihoha671/
Osoihia671/
Osiahai671/
Hosiast671/
Hotshia671/
Hosaiya671/
Houssio671/
Hasszia671/
Gosuyia671/
Osaijia671/
Hosseah671/
Gosiaha671/
Gosaiya671/
Hassias670/

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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 Ossia
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