Osuña Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Osuña Surname Definition:

Found in Asturias and Andalusia. Name of village near Seville. Meaning unknown.

It is thought that this refers to a place with many bears. It probably changed philologically from ’’ursina" to "Vissa Offonisa" and finally to "ossuna.

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Osuña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Osuna (96,616) are calculated separately.

Osuña Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Asturias and Andalusia. Name of village near Seville. Meaning unknown.

It is thought that this refers to a place with many bears. It probably changed philologically from ’’ursina" to "Vissa Offonisa" and finally to "ossuna."

Andalusian name from villa of Osuna (Seville).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Osuña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osuña occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Osuna. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osuña? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Osuña are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 6,749,215. In The Philippines Osuña is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 73 percent live and Western Visayas, where 27 percent live. Not including The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 14 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osuna9396,616/
Asuña808/
Ozuña806/
Ocuña802/
Osunga73931/
Ossuna73649/
Ascuña73605/
Osouna73118/
Osunia7326/
Osunya7326/
Osuuna7313/
Osunah7310/
Osunja737/
O'suna736/
Ousuna736/
Osunna735/
Oscuna735/
Osunoa733/
Osunha732/
Oseuna732/
Osunas732/
Ozsuna731/
Oshuna731/
Osiuna731/
Osunea731/
Ocuiña731/
Otsouna67203/
Otshuna6748/
O'Souna6713/
Osunaja673/
Osounga673/
Oussuna673/
Oshunya672/
Oshauna672/
Ozsunay671/
Ossuuna671/
Gosouna671/
Osunyah671/
Ossouna671/
Hosunia671/

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