Osayimwen Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osayimwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osayimwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

Osayimwen (78) may also be a first name.

Osayimwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osayimwen is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osayimwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,129,067th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Osayimwen reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osayimwen is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 78 people.

Osayimwen is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria Osayimwen is most numerous in: Edo, where 60 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Oyo, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Osayimwen Last Name Statistics demography

Osayimwen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 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
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  • 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 Osayimwen
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