Ossig Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ossig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ossig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7901:101,90612,629
Poland571:666,82057,730
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Austria271:315,38635,058
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Össig (1) are calculated separately.

Ossig Last Name Facts

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

Ossig occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Össig. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ossig? popularity and diffusion

Ossig is the 366,594th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,413,577 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Ossig are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ossig is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 790 people, or 1 in 101,906. In Germany Ossig is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Ossig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ossig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ossig surname increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ossig Last Name Statistics demography

Ossig earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning $28,213 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Össig931/
Gossig911/
Osig89113/
Essig807,617/
Assig80283/
Hosig80179/
Otsig8055/
Ossik8029/
Ossic8022/
Odsig8020/
Oseig805/
Oesig800/
Houssaig771/
Hässig73719/
Hassig73565/
Hessig73194/
Ossiek7335/
Oshigh7326/
Gassig7314/
Ossick7314/
Esszig7312/
Gosaig7310/
Hoshig7310/
Osigue738/
Hossic736/
Ossaic734/
Oussik733/
Assigh733/
Aussig733/
Oseigh732/
Ossaik731/
Gosseg731/
Housig730/
Hosigh730/
Gosigh730/
Gousig730/
Essigg730/
Houssigue711/
Asig677,266/
Osik672,112/
Haessig671,035/
Osic67412/
Ossegue67196/
Hossick67114/
Esig67101/
Osiq6797/
Odsigue6796/
Gossick6794/
Ossieck6736/
Usig6734/
Assigue6734/
Haussig6724/
Oßig6721/
Oseg6711/
Ossaicc671/
Ossique671/
Ozig671/
Hossegh671/
Oshigue671/
Ossaike671/
Assaigh671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ossig
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