Oseni Surname

7,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oseni Surname User-submission:

The Oseni surname means 'second half of a twin' in Yoruba. Where the other twin is called hassani. It's spelling in Arabic is Hussien while second is Hassan.

Oseni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria77,2581:2,293298
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England3681:151,40814,447
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Kenya1861:248,27916,968
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Ivory Coast611:378,21713,194
Canada441:837,40065,151
Benin361:287,10024,014
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Swaziland91:144,244719
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Wales41:773,63329,106
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Oseni (18,729) may also be a first name.

Oseni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Oseni surname means 'second half of a twin' in Yoruba. Where the other twin is called hassani. It's spelling in Arabic is Hussien while second is Hassan.

- osismaeel

Oseni Last Name Facts

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

Oseni (Oriya: ଆସୟନୀ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oseni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,187th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,279 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oseni are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oseni is also the 39,712th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 18,729 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 77,258 people, or 1 in 2,293. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Oyo, where 18 percent reside and Osun, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Oseni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Oseni are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Oseni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $44,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoseni916,342/
Ouseni9173/
Osenie9124/
Ohseni919/
Osenei913/
Osesni913/
Oiseni913/
Osehni912/
Oseyni912/
Osenis912/
Osenii911/
Hoseyni83270/
Houseni83246/
Ouseyni8362/
Hosenie8319/
Hosieni8317/
Hoseani835/
Osienyi834/
Ouseïni832/
Hosejni831/
Hoiseni831/
Ouseuni831/
Oiseini831/
Hoseniy831/
Osgenyi831/
Aseni80645/
Ogeni80514/
Osene80213/
Ojeni80128/
Osini8083/
Osenh802/
Houseeni77200/
Houseyni778/
Hoseinie776/
Hoseinei775/
Hoosenie774/
Hoseiniz772/
Ouseynei771/
Hoseinii771/
Hoseynie771/
Hoseynii771/
Hooseyni771/
Hoiseini771/
Hhoseini771/
Hhoseyni771/
Odjeni73304/
Hosini73285/
Ojeani73184/
Ozengi73168/
Hosene73165/
Osenes7382/
Asenie7382/
Haseni7381/
Osiene7370/
Osaini7339/
Osenje7322/
Osinai7318/
Osynyi7315/
Ozsini7313/
Aseuni7310/
Ozzeni739/
Ousini739/
Ozenie738/
Asenei737/
Osiniy736/
Oscini736/
Asceni736/
Ozenih735/
Hosyni734/
Oseine734/
Osenet733/
Osgene732/
Osayni732/
Ojenhi732/
Ozenio732/
Ozenis732/
Asenai732/
Aseyni732/
Ocenyi732/
Osinei731/
Asenhi731/
Ousene731/
Ogenei731/
Ogeniy731/
Osuini731/
Oseyne731/
Osieny731/
Ojheni731/
Oiseny731/
Oisini731/
Oggeni731/
Aaseni731/
Asenid731/
Asenis731/
Ogieni731/
Osoini731/
Osinie731/
Osegne731/
Asgeni731/
Ahseni731/
Oygeni731/
Ozenei731/
Oseene731/
Ozegni731/
Ogeniz731/
Oseney730/
Osener730/
Hoseinieh714/
Houssseni712/
Ouszseini711/
Hosaini67412/
Housini67145/
Hasenei67143/
Hoseney6792/
Osuinyi6741/
Ozzengi6734/
Ousaini6734/
Ozenich6724/
Osscini6722/
Hoseine6721/
Hosiene6720/
Hosayni6718/
Hosieny676/
Uosiene675/
Hooseny675/
Hasenie674/
Oceheni674/
Osginni674/
Osuihni673/
Hosener672/
Hoseyne672/
Ousayni672/
Ouseine672/
Hosinie672/
Asienyi672/
Ogehnyi672/
Osenets671/
Asenich671/
Ochjeni671/
Ogienyi671/
Ojenije671/
Hosenee671/
Hosinid671/
Housene671/
Huogeni671/
Ouceyni671/
Oussseinii671/
Ousieny671/
Hasenai671/
Gozzeni671/
Hoseinj671/
Hoosini671/
Otscene671/
Ozhieni671/
Hoseene671/
Hoseeny671/
Hoscene670/

Oseni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oseni in the Oriya language
ଆସୟନୀasayani20
ଅେସନିaesani20
ଅେଶନୀaesani20
ଓେସନୀoesani20
ଓେସନିoesani20

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