Osawere Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osawere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osawere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Osawere (12) may also be a first name.

Osawere Last Name Facts

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

Osawere is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Osawere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osawere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Osawere occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osawere reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

Osawere is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 30 percent live, Oyo, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 18 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osawhere9366/
Osawer922/
Osaere921/
Osawehere881/
Osajere86164/
Osewere8624/
Osaware8623/
Ojawere8610/
Esawere865/
Osawera863/
Gosawer861/
Osawore861/
Osare831,485/
Osaer83639/
Ojeawere80120/
Osayerie8091/
Osagiere8022/
Oisewere809/
Osiajere802/
Oosahwer801/
Assawere801/
Asawer772,241/
Oshare77354/
Osuere77201/
Osaire7769/
Osayer7736/
Ossaer7735/
Oseere7734/
Hosare7717/
Osaeri778/
Oszaer773/
Ousare771/
Osower771/
Asawre771/
Asaere771/
Oseare771/
Osaier771/
Asabere713,381/
Ojavere71103/
Esajere7165/
Osajare7150/
Gosaeri7144/
Osobere7124/
Ousaber7122/
Acewere7121/
Housare7120/
Asewere7119/
Osayore7118/
Asaware7117/
Osawary7116/
Osheire7111/
Housaer7110/
Hosarea717/
Osevire716/
Oseyare716/
Asaawer716/
Asaereh715/
Ossiere715/
Oshaver713/
Osevere713/
Oshajre712/
Asawire712/
Oussare712/
Osabire712/
Oushare711/
Ashawer711/
Esewere711/
Asaweer711/
Osawari711/
Ocowere711/
Assawre711/
Osoware711/
Osahare711/
Osavery711/
Osayeri711/
Ojowere711/
Osuyere711/
Hosaree711/
Goshaer710/
Asare67232,296/
Usare672,152/
Oshevire671,707/
Ozare671,503/
Oseur67552/
Hoshauer67136/
Oshajare6775/
Gossauer6771/
Oseer6730/
Asahware6716/
Hoshower6715/
Oshevere6713/
Ashabere6712/
Osair677/
Osiejire677/
Aasaware676/
Oseir676/
Oshabire675/
Oussaber675/
Asaer674/
O'Shayer674/
Hoshaver673/
Oshavire673/
Hasaware672/
Osear672/
Ozoewere672/
Hoshaber672/
Oshayeri672/
Otsouere672/
Housauer671/
Eshaware671/
Ashewere671/
Osuoware671/
Oshovare671/
Ohsabire671/
Ochowere671/
Gossaire671/
Acewerea671/
Assewere671/
Asayereh671/
Osoiware671/
Oshevore671/
Osaur671/
Osawarii671/
Ojowereh671/
Asahwire671/
Asabereh671/
Gazowere671/
Osuer671/
Osyer670/

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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 Osawere
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