Osarugue Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osarugue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osarugue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osarugue (2,449) may also be a first name.

Osarugue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osarugue occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Osarugue click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osarugue? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Osarugue reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 149,520th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,449 people.

Osarugue is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 96 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osarugwe889/
Osaruque881/
Osarogwe751/
Azarougue711/
Gosaruk671/
Azarogue6312/
Hoszaruk636/
Osczaruk631/
Azorogue631/
Assarough594/
Hoscharuk591/
Ozaruk57259/
Hoshcharuk566/
Hoscharuck565/
Ocharuk5317/
Ahsaruk5310/
Ozoruke533/
Asaroek531/
Azaroug531/
Azoroug531/
Ozarouk531/
Osharok531/
Atsorugh5013/
Hocharuk5011/
Oucharuc504/
Hoszarok502/
Oucharuk501/

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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 Osarugue
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