Osawaye Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Osawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 227 | 1:780,365 | 35,035 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Osawaye (13) may also be a first name.
Osawaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osawaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osawaye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osawaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,058,336th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. Osawaye is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Osawaye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osawaye is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 780,365. In Nigeria Osawaye is primarily found in: Edo, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Osawaye exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osawayes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ossawaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Osaway | 92 | 0 | / |
| Oshaway | 86 | 8 | / |
| Osaweye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Osawayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Osawaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gosaway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ossaway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hoseaway | 80 | 5 | / |
| Osawauyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Assawaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoshaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gossaway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Osoway | 77 | 24 | / |
| Osawei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asaway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osawee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ocaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Usaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osaweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osawea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oshoway | 71 | 40 | / |
| Osioway | 71 | 34 | / |
| Osobaye | 71 | 24 | / |
| Osawuyi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Osowaya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Oshawee | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ossoway | 71 | 5 | / |
| Osabeye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Assaway | 71 | 4 | / |
| Osabiye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Osaboye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asabaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gosawee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osabayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ozawoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osawaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Azawaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esawoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ezawaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Sawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osewaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osowayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gozaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osawoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hashaway | 67 | 147 | / |
| Esewhaye | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oosahwee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Osawegie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Essaweye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Osobaiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Housawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assabaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouzawye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osabuowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gosavayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hessaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osawheyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gausaway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gussaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Osawaye
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