Oswig Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Oswig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4121:20,7713,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Oswig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oswig is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 711,133rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Oswig reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 20,771. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Southern District, where 32 percent reside, Central District, where 19 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eswig8010/
Aswig800/
Gosvig73433/
Oswick73305/
Haswig732/
Oswiec732/
Heswig731/
Oszwic731/
Ashwig730/
Aswigue67177/
Eschwig6720/
Ousbigh674/
Gauswig670/

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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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  • 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 Oswig
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