Osamwanze Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Osamwanze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osamwanze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osamwanze Last Name Facts

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

Osamwanze occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Osamwanze.

How Common Is The Last Name Osamwanze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Osamwanze occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Osamwanze reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Osamwanze is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 95 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Osamwanze
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