Osameke Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osameke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osameke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Osameke (17) may also be a first name.

Osameke Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Osameke? popularity and diffusion

Osameke is the 1,589,322nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osameke are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osameke is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osaemeke93228/
Osemeke862,285/
Osameka864/
Asameke861/
Osamike861/
Osamake861/
Osemekeh8020/
Oisemeke802/
Osaemake801/
Osiemeke801/
Oseemeke801/
Osamika71193/
Esomeke7159/
Asameka7146/
Osemeki716/
Esemeke712/
Osemike712/
Osiomek711/
Azemeke711/
Asemeke711/
Oshamika6745/
Otsamiki678/
Azemekie674/
Azemekeu673/
Ashamake672/
Ezeameke671/
Azomekeu671/
Asomekeh671/
Oszamiec671/
Osamechi671/
Hasamekh671/

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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 Osameke
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