Osafo Surname
Approximately 19,546 people bear this surname
Osafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 19,050 | 1:1,418 | 237 |
| United States | 196 | 1:1,849,280 | 120,610 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
Osafo (2,024) may also be a first name.
Osafo Demographics
Osafo Political Affiliation
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Osafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osafo is most common in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osafo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osafo is the 27,500th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 372,841 people. The last name Osafo is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osafo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 167,863rd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 2,024 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 19,050 people, or 1 in 1,418. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Osafo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Osafo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Osafo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.48% more than the national average, earning $59,753 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osaifo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Osafoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Asafo | 80 | 6,462 | / |
| Osefo | 80 | 50 | / |
| Osafa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Esafo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Osofo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ojafo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hosafoos | 77 | 0 | / |
| Assafo | 73 | 1,558 | / |
| Osefoh | 73 | 72 | / |
| Ojaifo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Osiefo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oshefo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Osiafa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Osafat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ashafo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osoifo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osiofo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ahsafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Essafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hasafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osoffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hossafous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Assafou | 67 | 107 | / |
| Essaffo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshefoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atsafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oussafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otsofuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosayfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochaifo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Osafo
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