Osamwonyi Surname

205,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osamwonyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osamwonyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9791:89,5116,244
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Osamwonyi (1,506) may also be a first name.

Osamwonyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osamwonyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Osamwonyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Osamwonyi? popularity and diffusion

Osamwonyi is the 205,178th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,602,346 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osamwonyi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 200,279th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 1,506 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,979 people, or 1 in 89,511. In Nigeria Osamwonyi is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 90 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Osamwonyi Last Name Statistics demography

Osamwonyi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Osamwonyi
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