Osayi Surname
Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname
Osayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,913 | 1:45,270 | 3,525 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Osayi (1,825) may also be a first name.
Osayi Demographics
Osayi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Osayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osayi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,136th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,816,437 people. The surname Osayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osayi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osayi is also the 178,629th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,825 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,913 people, or 1 in 45,270. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 65 percent live, Nasarawa, where 6 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Osayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
Osayi earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.82% less than the national average, earning $28,989 USD per year.
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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 Osayi
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