Awosanmi Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awosanmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awosanmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2311:143,9029,189
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590

Awosanmi (60) may also be a first name.

Awosanmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awosanmi is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Awosanmi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 302,457th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Awosanmi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 60 people.

The last name Awosanmi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,231 people, or 1 in 143,902. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 35 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Ekiti, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Awosanmi Last Name Statistics demography

Awosanmi earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awosanma8828/
Owosanmi8822/
Awesanmi888/
Awosonmi888/
Awosammi881/
Awesannmi821/
Obasanmi75850/
Owasanmi7515/
Ewesanmi757/
Owojanmi751/
Abasanmi751/
Obasanmii713/
Ouwasanmi711/
Obasonmi634/
Abozanme631/

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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 Awosanmi
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