Oz Surname

88,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Oz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2,2781:3,757524
United States6831:530,68744,164
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Australia2701:99,98411,306
England2351:237,09819,544
France2021:328,82549,763
Belgium1781:64,58810,378
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Canada641:575,71247,839
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
India431:17,838,730274,051
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
China71:195,331,65210,124
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Northern Cyprus61:53,1688,711
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malta41:107,5681,849
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Óz (4), Òz (1) & Ôz (1) are calculated separately.

Oz (5,597) may also be a first name.

Oz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oz occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Óz, Òz or Ôz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oz? popularity and diffusion

Oz is the 88,800th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,347,549 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Oz reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 89,536th most widely held forename internationally, held by 5,597 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is held by 2,278 people, or 1 in 3,757. In Israel Oz is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 34 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent are found and Northern District, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this last name is found in 93 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Oz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oz surname are 32.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oz earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning R 186,876 per year; in United States they earn 22.22% more than the national average, earning $52,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Óz834/
Òz831/
Ôz831/
Hoz801,858/
Goz80978/
Ouz80516/
Osz80409/
Orz80378/
Otz80332/
Ozh80274/
Oiz80194/
Oez80154/
Ooz80131/
Ozz8029/
Uoz8013/
Ozt8010/
Oxz809/
Ocz806/
Odz806/
Ozx806/
Oyz805/
Ohz804/
Ozp803/
Ozs802/
Ozj802/
Ozc802/
Ojz801/
O671,853,071/
Oğuz6768,686/
Hotz6711,098/
Gotz672,666/
Goiz671,158/
Horz671,028/
Hodz67568/
Gocz67278/
Godz67272/
Hoez67251/
Outz67161/
Houz67139/
Hosz67131/
Gouz67126/
Hocz6790/
Hozh6783/
Gozh6742/
Gooz6740/
Oudz6730/
Ozci6723/
Hooz6722/
Oitz6714/
Ottz6710/
Othz6710/
Gozz678/
Ozse678/
Hoiz677/
Goyz677/
Ozts676/
Ohsz675/
Gohz675/
Oehz673/
Oozt673/
Ouzh673/
Odzh673/
Ochz673/
Hozz672/
Oisz672/
Hozt672/
Orzh672/
Oddz672/
Uozx672/
Ozsd672/
Otzh672/
Ohzc672/
Ocze672/
Oczh672/
Ouzt671/
Ozce671/
Oidz671/
Otze671/
Hohz671/
Uozs671/
Goëz671/
Otzz671/
Hojz671/
Ozhh671/
Ojsz671/
Ohzs671/
Ohzt671/
Oihz671/
Oirz671/
Oixz671/
Oizc671/
Oizh671/
Oizp671/
Oizt671/
Ojzc671/
Ojzx671/
Oszx671/
Oxzj671/
Ouyz671/
Ouzj671/
Ouzs671/
Ouzx671/
Ouhz671/
Oucz671/
Ooxz671/
Oozc671/
Oocz671/
Oohz671/
Oojz671/
Oyzp671/
Ozhs671/
Ozjh671/
Ozjz671/
Ozxh671/
Ozxs671/
Ozzh671/
Ozzp671/
Ozzx671/
Ozrz671/
Ozsp671/
Ozsx671/
Ozsz671/
Oztd671/
Oztt671/
Ohhz671/
Ogyz671/
Ohtz671/
Oczx671/
Oczz671/
Odzs671/
Odzx671/
Odzz671/
Oesz671/
Uocz671/
Uozj671/
Hozp671/
Ootz670/

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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 Oz
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