Osei-Tawiah Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Osei-Tawiah Surname
For the meaning of this name, see: Osei.
The meaning of this surname is not listed.
Osei-Tawiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Osei-Tawiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osei-Tawiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osei-Tawiah is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Osei-Tawiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osei-Tawiah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 804,502nd most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Osei-Tawiah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osei Tawia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oseitai | 78 | 6 | / |
| Ositah | 71 | 22 | / |
| Oseita | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ostawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Osei-Duah | 70 | 12 | / |
| Astawiyah | 70 | 5 | / |
| Osei-Hwedieh | 70 | 5 | / |
| Istawah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Osae-Attah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Astawah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osseita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osei-Addei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owusu Taiwiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aositaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osittah | 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
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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 Osei-Tawiah
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