Osaniyi Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Osaniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 203 | 1:872,624 | 38,134 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osoniyi | 86 | 76 | / |
| Asaniyi | 86 | 57 | / |
| Osanuyi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Osaniya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oshoniyi | 80 | 150 | / |
| Osanigie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hosaniya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oshanuyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oshaniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osanai | 77 | 26,139 | / |
| Osanye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osanay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osanie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osanoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hosaniyah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Osahanayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osanaye | 71 | 169 | / |
| Hosaney | 71 | 154 | / |
| Ossanai | 71 | 39 | / |
| Osangai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Asaniya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ozsanay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asaniyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Oshaney | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osanaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osanayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osanaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osanijo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosanay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osoniye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gosainay | 67 | 118 | / |
| Hasaniya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Hoosaney | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gosaynie | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hoosanie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Asaniyah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oshanaye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Goshaney | 67 | 10 | / |
| Asangayi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hosainey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gossanye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Atsaniya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oshonuyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ashaniya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osheaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oudsanoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hossaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ausaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aasaniya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshanney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Osaniyi
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