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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osayawe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 806,178th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Osayawe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osayawe is also the 642,605th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 199 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 533,563. In Nigeria Osayawe is most numerous in: Edo, where 92 percent live, Lagos, where 3 percent live and Ondo, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria Osayawe is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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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