Oshana

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܘܫܥܢܐ (ʾōšaʿnā, “Hosanna”); this surname is predominantly found among the Assyrian community of Iraq.

Proper noun

Oshana (plural Oshanas)

A surname from Aramaic.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Oshana is the 39960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 549 individuals. Oshana is most common among White (90.35%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oshana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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