Osaso Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Osaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 25 | 1:1,847,196 | 36,049 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Osaso (32) may also be a first name.
Osaso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osaso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osaso occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osaso? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osaso is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osaso are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osaso is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.
Osaso is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya Osaso is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 36 percent reside, Kisii County, where 16 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Osaso
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