Osasumwen Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osasumwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Osasumwen 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
Nigeria2981:594,43928,543
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Osasumwen (2,713) may also be a first name.

Osasumwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osasumwen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Osasumwen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osasumwen? popularity and diffusion

Osasumwen is the 887,624th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name Osasumwen is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osasumwen live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osasumwen is also the 140,542nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,713 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 594,439. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 94 percent live, Ekiti, where 2 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Osasumwen exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 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
Osasumen942/
Osasuwmen899/
Osasemwen899/
Osasunwen893/
Osasumhen892/
Osaosemwen8410/
Osasuyimen841/
Osaswmen821/
Osasiemen789/
Osasimwin782/
Osasewmen781/
Osasemhen781/
Owusu-Asumen761/
Ozsumen7530/
Osazemen7120/
Osazamen711/
Osazemhen673/
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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 Osasumwen
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