Osanyin Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osanyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osanyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6951:254,88214,691
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Osanyin (12) may also be a first name.

Osanyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osanyin is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osanyin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 472,211th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,264,149 people. The surname Osanyin is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osanyin live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name Osanyin is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 695 people, or 1 in 254,882. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ekiti, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Osanyin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Osanyin surname is chiefly Muslim (58%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshanyin9318/
Osaunyin933/
Asanyin866/
Osonyin865/
Osanhin861/
Hoseanien750/
Osangen712/
Hasanien672,770/
Achanyin672/
Hassanien6316,642/
Hasaniyna63725/
Hasaneain6337/
Husaneain634/
Hassanyen634/
Hasannien631/
Hassanieen591/
Azanien571/
Asonyen571/
Osongen570/
Usonienė5334/
Asangnem537/
Usoniene534/
Assonyim531/
Asangneng506/
Azonhihin506/
Asangnene504/
Achanhoin501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Osanyin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis