Osemu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Osemu (21) may also be a first name.

Osemu Last Name Facts

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

Osemu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Osemu.

How Common Is The Last Name Osemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osemu is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Osemu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osemu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most common in: Tororo District, where 44 percent live, Pallisa District, where 37 percent live and Busia District, where 4 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshemu9153/
Osemou918/
Osiemu915/
Ossemou831/
Oiseamu831/
Asemu802,816/
Esemu80805/
Osamu80598/
Ojemu80250/
Osomu80159/
Osimu8020/
Ogemu807/
Ozemu801/
Oussemou77204/
Uosamu73155/
Ushemu7371/
Oshimu7368/
Ashemu7367/
Odjemu7363/
Assemu7327/
Ossamu738/
Ochemu737/
Hosamu734/
Essemu734/
Oosamu734/
Ojemui734/
Atsemu733/
Asemui732/
Osameu732/
Hasemu732/
Eseimu732/
Oshomu732/
Asaemu731/
Gasemu731/
Osimau731/
Esemui731/
Eshemu731/
Asemeu731/
Asemou731/
Ogiemu731/
Eseamu731/
Ahsemu731/
Aseamu731/
Osamau731/
Oisamu731/
Ogemou731/
Aseemu731/
Esemau731/
Asemus730/
Assemou67542/
Hashemu67222/
Hoosamu67116/
Ausemus6750/
Oshiomu6716/
Husemau6714/
Eseimou6712/
Asheemu675/
Ozoemau674/
Ashemou674/
Essemou673/
Aschemu671/
Otshimu671/
Ahshemu671/
Oshomau671/
Ashiemu671/
Heshemu671/
Uossamu671/
Osjmuha671/
Atsemou671/
Ouzemou671/
Ascemou671/

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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 Osemu
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