Osayawe Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Osayawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 332 | 1:533,563 | 26,209 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Osayawe (199) may also be a first name.
Osayawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osayawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osayawe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osayawe? popularity and diffusion
Osayawe is the 806,178th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Osayawe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osayawe is also the 642,605th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 199 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 533,563. In Nigeria Osayawe is primarily found in: Edo, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Ondo, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osayaw | 92 | 2 | / |
| Osayewe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Osawe | 83 | 6,513 | / |
| Osaiwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Oisawe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Asaawe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Osawei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Osawea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hosawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osauwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osawee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osayuwa | 71 | 281 | / |
| Oosahwe | 71 | 38 | / |
| Asoyawe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oshawee | 71 | 6 | / |
| Osawewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Osawewe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osoyawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osajewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osajiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osaweye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osayewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ossahwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osayebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asawe | 67 | 196 | / |
| Azawe | 67 | 107 | / |
| Osave | 67 | 42 | / |
| Usawe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Oosahwee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ozawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Housawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asayweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osoyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Assaywed | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Osayawe
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