Osamuyimen Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osamuyimen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osamuyimen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osamuyimen (945) may also be a first name.

Osamuyimen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osamuyimen is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osamuyimen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osamuyimen live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osamuyimen is also the 262,830th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 945 people.

Osamuyimen is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 96 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osamuyimwen9523/
Osamuymen951/
Osamuyiamen951/
Osamuyiwmen951/
Osamiemen841/
Osemuoiamen762/
Osamamwen741/
Osayomomen701/
Isemimen679/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osamuyimen
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