# Oshana (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/oshana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Aramaic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Aramaic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 549 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,960 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 562,378 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (411 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named Oshana in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.0% |

## Similar surnames

Ocana, O'Hagan, Osuna, Ozuna, O'Quinn, Okane, Ocon, Ogan, Okon, Okun.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.