Osamu Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Osamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3741:473,64423,870
Japan1481:863,81318,748
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Osamu (349,677) may also be a first name.

Osamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osamu (Russian: Осаму) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osamu is the 538,129th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Osamu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osamu is also the 2,980th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 349,677 people.

The last name Osamu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 473,644. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 48 percent reside, Edo, where 43 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 25 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside.

Osamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Osamu last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Osamu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 133.69% more than the national average, earning $100,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uosamu91155/
Ossamu918/
Oosamu914/
Hosamu914/
Gosamu912/
Osameu912/
Osamut911/
Oisamu911/
Osamau911/
Goosamu83138/
Oscamou83124/
Hoosamu83116/
Osamous834/
Uossamu831/
Oiseamu831/
Osameuz831/
Asamu803,683/
Esamu80428/
Osomu80159/
Osemu8045/
Ojamu8035/
Usamu8017/
Ocamu8017/
Ozamu802/
Osamouyi778/
Oussamou776/
Gosaimau774/
Hossamou773/
Asamau733,100/
Ashamu731,150/
Asamou7391/
Asamud7384/
Oshemu7353/
Hasamu7328/
Adsamu7328/
Asiamu7327/
Osiomu7325/
Assamu7323/
Gasamu7316/
Eshamu7314/
Ochamu7311/
Ojhamu736/
Usamau735/
Asjamu735/
Osiemu735/
Asaimu734/
Asamut733/
Asasmu733/
Osoumu732/
Oshomu732/
Asammu731/
Hozamu731/
Aseamu731/
Ushamu731/
Eseamu731/
Gusamu731/
Otsomu731/
Hesamu731/
Asameu731/
Asaemu731/
Asaamu731/
Asamup731/
Ahsamu731/
Essamu731/
Hoosamudd711/
Hashamu67178/
Assamou67104/
Assamau6777/
Adsamou6744/
Hasamau6737/
Asamahu6734/
Esahamu6713/
Hasamud6711/
Hasaimu6710/
Ouzamou679/
Hassamu675/
Hasiamu674/
Aeshamu674/
Ojhamau674/
Essamou672/
Ashsamu671/
Oshomau671/
Hasahmu671/
Oisamoe671/
Ossemou671/
Asamutt671/
Goshomu671/
Gasameu671/
Hasamuh671/
Ochaamu671/
Assammu671/
Asamauh671/
Assamut671/
Asamuth670/

Osamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osamu in the Russian language
Осамуosamu-

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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 Osamu
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