Omosele Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omosele Surname User-submission:

Omosele means 'a child has sowed'. It is sometimes used to describe the notion of 'what you sow, you reap'. Omosele can be traced back to Obinehin, Ilaje LGA, Ondo state in Nigeria. Obinehin was known to be the father of Omosele. Omosele had two step brothers from different mothers, which are also sons of Obinehin.

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Omosele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1831:967,99341,230
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Omosele (21) may also be a first name.

Omosele Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Omosele means 'a child has sowed'. It is sometimes used to describe the notion of 'what you sow, you reap'. Omosele can be traced back to Obinehin, Ilaje LGA, Ondo state in Nigeria. Obinehin was known to be the father of Omosele. Omosele had two step brothers from different mothers, which are also sons of Obinehin. They are Ikusika and Aiyekotan.

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Omosele Last Name Facts

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

Omosele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Omosele.

How Common Is The Last Name Omosele? popularity and diffusion

Omosele is the 1,235,409th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Omosele is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Omosele live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omosele is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria Omosele is most numerous in: Lagos, where 44 percent reside, Ondo, where 29 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

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