Awosanma Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awosanma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Awosanma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
England11:55,718,059489,080

Awosanma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awosanma is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awosanma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awosanma is the 3,730,171st most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Awosanma reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Awosanma is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 56 percent live, Ondo, where 33 percent live and Bayelsa, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awosanmi881,255/
Awosanmo883/
Owosanmi7522/
Awosonmi758/
Awosammi751/
Obasanma751/
Obasanmi63850/
Owasanmi6315/
Abasanmi631/
Abozanme631/
Obasanmii593/
Ouwasanmi591/
Obasonmi504/
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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 Awosanma
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