Osaniyi Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osaniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osaniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2031:872,62438,134
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osaniyi Last Name Facts

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

Osaniyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Osaniyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Osaniyi? popularity and diffusion

Osaniyi is the 1,163,787th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osaniyi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 33 percent live, Ondo, where 21 percent live and Oyo, where 16 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoniyi8676/
Asaniyi8657/
Osanuyi863/
Osaniya861/
Oshoniyi80150/
Osanigie809/
Hosaniya804/
Oshanuyi804/
Oshaniya801/
Osanai7726,139/
Osanye774/
Osanay774/
Osanie773/
Osanoi771/
Hosaniyah752/
Osahanayi751/
Osanaye71169/
Hosaney71154/
Ossanai7139/
Osangai7112/
Asaniya714/
Ozsanay713/
Asaniyo713/
Oshaney712/
Osanaya711/
Osanayo711/
Osanaie711/
Osanijo711/
Gosanai711/
Gosanay711/
Gosanye711/
Osoniye711/
Gosainay67118/
Hasaniya6789/
Hoosaney6743/
Gosaynie6735/
Hoosanie6723/
Asaniyah6722/
Oshanaye6720/
Goshaney6710/
Asangayi679/
Hosainey677/
Gossanye677/
Atsaniya674/
Oshonuyi673/
Ashaniya673/
Osheaney671/
Gasaniya671/
Oudsanoi671/
Hossaney671/
Ausaniya671/
Aasaniya671/
Oshanney670/

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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 Osaniyi
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