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Around the globe, Oss (أوس
, Oss
, אוס
) is quite a common primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The forename Oss is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine name, Syria, and Libya, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Iraq, Syria, and Algeria. Also, Oss is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| أوس | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Jordan |
| Oss | Netherlands, Egypt, Brazil, Italy, Algeria |
| אוס | Israel |
| Осс | Belarus, Russia |
Oss is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Oss Wilum , the character in Star Wars, Tales of the Jedi.