Osanyiri Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osanyiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Osanyiri 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
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Osanyiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osanyiri is most common in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osanyiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osanyiri is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osanyiri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Osanyiri is mostly concentrated in: Kyankwanzi District, where 50 percent live and Mukono District, where 50 percent live. Excluding Uganda Osanyiri is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

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
Osanyire881/
Asanyire754/
Uzonyiri752/
Aconyiri751/
Ozanyire751/
Ajanyiri751/
O'Sanehira671/
Asaniera631/
Ashangeri593/
Hasanjira591/
Ashanyere591/
Hassanjira561/
Esenyere5013/
Asangere508/
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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 Osanyiri
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