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 last name Osaso is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osaso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found 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. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 32 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya Osaso is most common in: Migori County, where 36 percent reside, Kisii County, where 16 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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