Osanya Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Osanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7641:26,1792,936
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Osanya (264) may also be a first name.

Osanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osanya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osanya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,303rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,039,660 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osanya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Osanya is also the 547,545th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 264 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,764 people, or 1 in 26,179. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 32 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Osanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Osanya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Osanya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ousanya9214/
Hosanya929/
Ossanya926/
Oisanya924/
Gosanya922/
Osianya921/
Oesanya921/
Osaanya921/
Oshanya921/
Oxsanya921/
Oshainya861/
Osanaiya861/
Hosainya861/
Asanya831,095/
Osanja8340/
Usanya8330/
Osanyo8318/
Osonya834/
Ozanya832/
Osania832/
Osanha831/
Hosania77580/
Asianya77147/
Osamnia77120/
Ashanya7741/
Hasanya7736/
Assanya778/
Aasanya776/
Usanyah774/
Asanyea773/
Osionya772/
Ushanya772/
Ososnya772/
Asanyat771/
Asanyay771/
Asainya771/
Oshonya771/
Ossagna771/
Odsonya771/
Gosania771/
Atsanya771/
Ossania771/
Osianyo771/
Osaña732/
Hosaneea71113/
Hossania714/
Adseanya713/
Hosainia712/
Hassanya712/
Hosanias711/
Ouchanya711/
Aseasnya711/
Osonoiya711/
Hasanyha711/
Ossangna711/
Asanyo67770/
Asonya67150/
Asania6765/
Osanjo6757/
Azanya6741/
Osonyo6718/
Uzanya6715/
Azonya6711/
Hassainya679/
Usanha676/
Uzonya675/
Ozanyo674/
Osanio672/
Asanja672/
Ozonya672/
Usanja671/
Asagna671/
Hosainnia671/
Usaynayya671/
Ushanayya671/
Houssania671/
Usonya671/
Usagna671/
Ozanja671/
Hasanaiya671/
Asanea671/
Osamja671/
Usania670/

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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 Osanya
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