Meaning of the nameOsman
- Male
- Arabic origin
- Os-man
Osman is a masculine name, the Turkish form of the Arabic name Uthman, which Behind the Name translates as 'young bustard'.
- People (2022)
- 1,665
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,822
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,870
- people
Osman in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osman, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (327 people).
0 women 1,659 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Osman is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osman in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 226 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 192 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 189 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 140 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 113 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 98 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 25 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osman
Osman is the Turkish form of Uthman, from the Arabic عثمان (ʕuṯmān), a name that Behind the Name translates as 'young bustard', a large bird. In the Turkish entry, Wiktionary gives Osman as inherited from Ottoman Turkish, which took it from Arabic. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,665 people named Osman, with a median age of 49.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Uthman · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Osman · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Osman · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Osman
What does the name Osman mean?
Osman means “young bustard (large bird)”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Osman in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,665 people with the first name Osman, which ranks it number 5,822 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Osman a boy's or a girl's name?
Osman is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,659 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Osman?
Osman is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Osman most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Osman (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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