Ossol Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ossol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ossol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ossol Last Name Facts

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

Ossol occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ossol? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ossol is the 1,955,159th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Ossol occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ossol reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 236,012. In Cameroon Ossol is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 75 percent live, Littoral Region, where 23 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Ossol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ossol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ossol last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ossole914/
Oussol911/
Ossold910/
Osol89310/
Oussoul83675/
Oussole83186/
Houssol839/
Osshole832/
Osiol80159/
Assol80152/
Ossul8064/
Osole8046/
Essol8037/
Ossal8034/
Hosol8023/
Ohsol8022/
Gosol8019/
Oshol804/
Osoul804/
Osuol802/
Osolt801/
Otsol801/
Osohl801/
Osoil801/
Houssoul774/
Oussoule772/
Goussoul771/
Hossoldt771/
Assoul733,055/
Ossale73751/
Oussal73438/
Gassol73305/
Assole73136/
Gossal7390/
Hossal7378/
Oshole7347/
Hassol7343/
Hosgol7328/
Osuole7317/
Hotsol7314/
Osholt7314/
Hessol7313/
Goszol736/
Essolh734/
Essoul733/
Osiole732/
Odsiol731/
Goshol731/
Osoile731/
Essoil731/
Ussole731/
Gosool731/
Otsole731/
Ossalh731/
Oyssal731/
Hodsol730/
Osoule730/
Osal673,448/
Oussale671,713/
Ozol67810/
Hassold67807/
Asol67352/
Hodsoll67194/
Usol6770/
Hassolt6751/
Osul6740/
Goussal6739/
Assoule6718/
Esol6711/
Hossale6711/
Gassoul678/
Assholt676/
Hassoul676/
Oshuole673/
Aassoul672/
Assogli672/
Oussalh672/
Hosasil671/
Hessoul671/
Asssole671/
Hosshal671/
Houshol671/
Hoshgol671/
Hossalt671/
Goshsal671/
Osolowa671/
Hoshold670/
Hodsole670/

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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 Ossol
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