Osanife Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osanife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Osanife Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Osanife Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osanife is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Osanife.

How Common Is The Last Name Osanife? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osanife is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Osanife live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Osanife is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Delta, where 31 percent reside and Ondo, where 17 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osanuife937/
Asanife861/
Osanufe861/
Asanif771/
Osanib771/
Hassanife751/
Ehsanifey751/
Hasanif712/
Ozaniev711/
Ajanife711/
Ashanafe674/
Ehsanifi671/
Ashenife671/
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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 Osanife
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