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 carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oswig.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 711,133rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname Oswig occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Oswig are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 20,771. In Israel Oswig is mostly found in: Southern District, where 32 percent are found, Central District, where 19 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 15 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Oswig
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