Osemo Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Osemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261

Osemo (11) may also be a first name.

Osemo Last Name Facts

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

Osemo occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osemo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osemo is the 1,140,742nd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. Osemo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osemo live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Osemo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 49 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 47 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya Osemo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Osemo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Osemo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osiemo916,352/
Osemou918/
Osemoy911/
Osehmoh831/
Ossemou831/
Oseimoh831/
Asemo801,242/
Osomo80749/
Osamo80252/
Esemo80213/
Osimo80163/
Osema80143/
Ogemo8099/
Ozemo808/
Ojemo807/
Ocemo801/
Oussemou77204/
Osheimoh7714/
Oshimo73991/
Aseimo73464/
Asiemo73238/
Ossomo73197/
Eseimo73159/
Oshomo73124/
Oshamo73102/
Ossema7380/
Ashemo7326/
Asemoh7318/
Ozsema7316/
Osamoh7315/
Esemuo7312/
Osiema7310/
Oseema739/
Ousema737/
Oszema736/
Asemot736/
Hosamo735/
Esemoh735/
Ossimo735/
Osomuo734/
Hasemo734/
Oshema733/
Essemo733/
Assemo733/
Ochemo732/
Osamoi732/
Asemos731/
Hojemo731/
Ausemo731/
Oceumo731/
Osimos731/
Ozoemo731/
Oziemo731/
Otsema731/
Eseumo731/
Atsemo731/
Osaimo731/
Osohmo731/
Ogiemo731/
Asemou731/
Osemas731/
Hosema731/
Ogemou731/
Ushemo731/
Assemou67542/
Oudsema67108/
Oussema6799/
Oshomoh6738/
Assemot6731/
Otshimo6727/
Gossema6716/
Eseimou6712/
Ossiema6710/
Oschema6710/
Oshamoh676/
Ashemou674/
Hassemo674/
Essemou673/
Hossamo672/
Assemoi672/
Hoshimo671/
Gosaimo671/
Oidjemo671/
Oessomo671/
Assemmo671/
Otsiema671/
Goshema671/
Asemoth671/
Osemaha671/
Osiemaa671/
Ouzemou671/
Ascemou671/
Atsemou671/

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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 Osemo
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