Osege Surname
Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname
Osege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,704 | 1:22,910 | 3,322 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Osege (12) may also be a first name.
Osege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osege is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osege? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osege is the 225,517th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,044,143 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osege are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Osege is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,704 people, or 1 in 22,910. In Uganda Osege is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 38 percent live, Soroti District, where 17 percent live and Kaberamaido District, where 13 percent live. Barring Uganda Osege is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
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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 Osege
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