Ossum Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ossum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ossum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ossum (13) may also be a first name.

Ossum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ossum is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ossum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ossum live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in Scandinavia. Ossum is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 13 people.

Ossum is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Other than Norway this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Ossum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ossum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ossum surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ossum Last Name Statistics demography

Ossum earn a lot more than the average income. In Norway they earn 43.41% more than the national average, earning 496,317 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gossum91120/
Hossum9117/
Ossoum914/
Osum89412/
Oussoum8310/
Ossoume831/
Hossoum831/
Ossom803,935/
Osume80397/
Assum80354/
Oshum8051/
Ossun8039/
Hosum8037/
Gosum8020/
Essum8012/
Oosum806/
Ussum802/
Osumt800/
Goussoum7717/
Oussoume776/
Houssoum773/
Eoussoum771/
Assoum73951/
Asseum73343/
Hassum73205/
Hossom7366/
Housum7364/
Ossoun7362/
Hossun7321/
Essoum7318/
Ossung7317/
Ossuin7315/
Assume7311/
Aussum737/
Ossune734/
Otsoum734/
Oossom734/
Hussum733/
Oshuum732/
Osaume732/
Oshuim731/
Oshume731/
Gousum731/
Oussom731/
Goshum730/
Gassum730/
Gossun730/
Oussoumne711/
Asum672,883/
Osom671,535/
Osun671,043/
Gossuin67543/
Assoume67474/
Hassoum67430/
Ozum67425/
Esum67320/
Hosoume67150/
Usum67120/
Otshume6721/
Gassoum6715/
Aassoum6714/
Hossaun6712/
Hassaum6710/
Oxum6710/
Hossuin675/
Osumnne673/
Gosseun672/
Gussoum672/
Assoumn672/
Osumova671/
Hossune671/
Hassume671/
Hossung671/
Asssoum671/
Hussuim671/
Otsoume671/
Ösum671/
Assaume671/
Assumne671/

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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 Ossum
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