Ouss Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ouss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
France191:3,495,933219,029
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ouss (689) may also be a first name.

Ouss Last Name Facts

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

Ouss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺱ) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 614,324th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ouss live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 315,065th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 689 people.

Ouss is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Aside from Morocco this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 43 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Ouss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ouss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ouss surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ousse89755/
Houss89582/
Gouss8947/
Eouss8915/
Ouess894/
Oss864,083/
Uss863,292/
Ous86549/
Housse80440/
Ouesse80167/
Ouysse8013/
Ajouss802/
Houess801/
Gouess801/
Aiouss801/
Goss7549,854/
Hoss7527,738/
Huss7522,696/
Gous757,489/
Osse754,968/
Guss754,345/
Usse75569/
Hous75527/
Oess75150/
Ouse75122/
Oust7570/
Oush7555/
Oyss7527/
Outs7524/
Oues7516/
Auss7516/
Oshs7515/
Uess758/
Ouds755/
Ooss754/
Euss753/
Ossh752/
Ussh751/
Uhss751/
Eous751/
Ossë751/
Ojss751/
Ossp751/
Osxs751/
Ousx751/
Ousj751/
Ousp751/
Ouzs751/
Otss751/
Uoss751/
Uszs751/
Ushs751/
Usjs751/
Ussd751/
Uzss751/
Ohss750/
Usst750/
Houesse73362/
Aouesse7316/
Oussova738/
Ehousse737/
Haouess733/
Houiess731/
O'Jauss731/
Ajousse731/
Ou671,663,139/
House6781,697/
Us6742,844/
Os676,350/
Gauss674,010/
Hosse673,211/
Housh672,527/
Hauss672,464/
Eusse671,956/
Houts671,781/
Aoues671,212/
Heuss67979/
Goush67950/
Husse67708/
Goess67353/
Gooss67324/
Hoess67286/
Houst67210/
Houes67208/
Oosse67181/
Goues67153/
Hooss67125/
Huiss67117/
Husås67107/
Outse6780/
Hoiss6774/
Huess6770/
Ausse6751/
Ayous6736/
Eouse6729/
Ohues679/
Goiss678/
Gouès678/
Hosås678/
Huuss678/
Uisse675/
Eouts674/
Ajuss674/
Owess674/
Ojess674/
Ooues674/
Outsz673/
Haouesse673/
Uyoss673/
Gossh672/
Gouhs672/
Housz672/
Ajous672/
Gouës672/
Oushe672/
Ouies672/
Ousch671/
Ouyas671/
Houds671/
Hossz671/
Uoues671/
Hoyss671/
Osshz671/
Hosst671/
Ouyes671/
Oishs671/
Ouest671/
Hussp671/
Houshsht671/
Houssová671/
Ouias671/
Oyiss671/
Oisse671/
Youus671/
Àoust671/
Auess671/
Oyass671/
Aious671/
Ushsh671/
Oisds671/
Oyaus671/
Oujxs671/
Eyoss671/
Husss671/
Hussh670/
Eushs670/
Oustt670/
Outts670/
Housp670/
Oschs670/

Ouss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭﺱaws71.43
ﺃﻭﺱaws28.57

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ouss
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