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 found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 115,136th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,816,437 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osayi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osayi is also the 178,629th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 1,825 people.
The surname Osayi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,913 people, or 1 in 45,270. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 65 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Delta, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Osayi is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Osayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Osayi last name is principally 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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