Oguntosin Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguntosin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oguntosin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8681:204,08212,187
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oguntosin (24) may also be a first name.

Oguntosin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oguntosin is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oguntosin.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguntosin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oguntosin is the 398,272nd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,243,830 people. The last name Oguntosin occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oguntosin are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 868 people, or 1 in 204,082. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 28 percent reside, Ogun, where 28 percent reside and Lagos, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Oguntosin Last Name Statistics demography

Oguntosin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguntoshin9555/
Oguntusin89260/
Ogunton887/
Ogunhtusin841/
Oguntashin841/
Oguntoun823/
Oogunton822/
Ogountochin801/
Oguntohun7826/
Oguntan7581/
Oguntom751/
Agunton751/
Aguntong715/
Oguntane713/
Agountoun672/
Oguntam631/
Agonton631/

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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 Oguntosin
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