Oxossi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Oxossi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oxossi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Oxóssi (1) are calculated separately.

Oxossi (7) may also be a first name.

Oxossi Last Name Facts

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

Oxossi is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Oxóssi. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oxossi.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxossi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oxossi is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Oxossi live; 40 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 20 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oxossi is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 7 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Oxossi is mostly found in: Paraná, where 100 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 20 percent live and Portugal, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxóssi941/
Oxosse831/
Oxassio771/
Ososi73202/
Osasi7361/
Oxasi731/
Osotsi67462/
Azossi67213/
Ososhi6738/
Gosasi6727/
Osashi6714/
Oksesi6711/
Ossaci6711/
Occosi678/
Osatsi676/
Osasih676/
Osiosi675/
Osasei674/
Osasai674/
Osasis672/
Azoosi672/
Ossasi672/
Exosie671/
Osoisi671/
Osasie671/
Otsosi671/
Osasui671/
Ososai671/

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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 Oxossi
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