Osamuwa Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Osamuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osamuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Osamuwa (128) may also be a first name.

Osamuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osamuwa is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osamuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Osamuwa is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Osamuwa live; 75 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Osamuwa is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 128 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 2,609,067. In Japan it is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 98 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Other than Japan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asamuwa8616/
Asomuwa715/
Osamube711/
Azamuwa711/
Oshomuwe6714/
Azamuwha671/
Ezeamuwa671/
Ajomuiwa671/
Oshomuuwe631/
Hasamubhai591/
Osomowo573/
Osomiwo571/
Asamowei5328/
Osomowho5328/
Oshomowe533/
Oshomowo531/

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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 Osamuwa
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