Oseni Surname
Approximately 78,973 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 77,258 | 1:2,293 | 298 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| England | 368 | 1:151,408 | 14,447 |
| United States | 229 | 1:1,582,790 | 106,555 |
| Kenya | 186 | 1:248,279 | 16,968 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Ivory Coast | 61 | 1:378,217 | 13,194 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1:672,706 | 15,999 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
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.
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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
Oseni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oseni in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସୟନୀ | asayani | 20 |
| ଅେସନି | aesani | 20 |
| ଅେଶନୀ | aesani | 20 |
| ଓେସନୀ | oesani | 20 |
| ଓେସନି | oesani | 20 |
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