Oselu Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oselu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oselu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3281:140,79211,399
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Oselu (62) may also be a first name.

Oselu Last Name Facts

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

Oselu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oselu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 767,694th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oselu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oselu is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 62 people.

Oselu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 140,792. In Kenya Oselu is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 33 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 31 percent live and Siaya County, where 31 percent live. Outside of Kenya Oselu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Oselu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oselu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshelu917/
Oselus914/
Oseluh911/
Osealu911/
Osealus831/
Osselou831/
Hoselup830/
Eselu80804/
Aselu80238/
Osilu80126/
Osolu80101/
Ogelu8086/
Uselu8067/
Ojelu8060/
Osalu8010/
Ozelu801/
Ocelu801/
Odselius7718/
Gouseleu771/
Hoselius771/
Oosalu7329/
Ocelus7320/
Uuselu7320/
Ojeelu7315/
Esealu7310/
Heselu7310/
Asealu738/
Ushelu734/
Osollu733/
Ochelu733/
Ojeilu733/
Oisalu733/
Esselu733/
Ogelus733/
Ogielu733/
Ozelus732/
Osholu732/
Osoliu732/
Ashelu732/
Oshilu731/
Osailu731/
Ozoelu731/
Osaalu731/
Aseelu731/
Ojealu731/
Osalau731/
Osilus731/
Ocelui731/
Eselou731/
Haseleu67307/
Haselau67256/
Asselus67100/
Ozelius6741/
Haselup6717/
Ozsoylu6716/
Esselou6714/
Odjelou6712/
Asheelu677/
Ossalou676/
Heseulu674/
Uselius674/
Gousilu673/
Osilius673/
Aselius672/
Asselou672/
Gasealu671/
Ossilus671/
Ochelus671/
Aselgou671/
Housseilou671/
Aaseelu671/
Oceilus671/
Oscilus671/
Ashaelu671/

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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 Oselu
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