Osese Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Osese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Osese (90) may also be a first name.

Osese Last Name Facts

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

Osese is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 961,438th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Osese live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 90 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 47 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 38 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Osese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osese has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osese Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osetse9130/
Oseser912/
Osiese912/
Oseses911/
Oshese911/
Osesey911/
Osesie911/
Osaese911/
Hosese911/
Oscese910/
Oses8913,268/
Osheshe8321/
Otsetse8310/
Ossesse831/
Osesett830/
Osses8015,686/
Osege801,802/
Esese80726/
Usese80496/
Goses80392/
Ogese80326/
Ouses80199/
Oseas80186/
Osesa80185/
Hoses80176/
Asese80130/
Osise80124/
Osase80124/
Ojese8079/
Ozese8059/
Oseje8058/
Oseze8046/
Osees8032/
Osesi8028/
Osess8015/
Ooses8014/
Ozses805/
Ossex803/
Osies801/
Ocese801/
Oyses801/
Oseez801/
Oshes800/
Oitsetse774/
Hotsetse773/
Ossiesse771/
Gosezzse770/
Houssese770/
Osazee732,845/
Ossege73670/
Gosses73132/
Gossez73128/
Oseshi73120/
Hoseus73110/
Hoşses7398/
Osieze7367/
Oshase7365/
Oseche7349/
Oseije7344/
Oshege7338/
Osegie7332/
Oseaje7319/
Hoseas7317/
Oceser7317/
Osheje7315/
Hosise7312/
Osezee7311/
Aseese739/
Osigee739/
Assese738/
Useuse738/
Otseze738/
Osiege738/
Oszesa737/
Ochese737/
Useseh737/
Atsese737/
Asesei736/
Essese736/
Odsess735/
Ozeser735/
Aseshe735/
Asesez735/
Hosege734/
Usesse734/
Osasei734/
Otsege734/
Osegge734/
Oszest734/
Esesey734/
Ousses733/
Osiseh733/
Osseas733/
Hosses732/
Asetse732/
Esiese732/
Ogiese732/
Ojesey732/
Osiesa732/
Osseis732/
Eseseh732/
Hooses732/
Oseger732/
Oseget732/
Gouses732/
Hoëses732/
Houses731/
Osessa731/
Osheas731/
Ossess731/
Usesei731/
Ussese731/
Asesea731/
Osejhe731/
Ogesie731/
Osejeh731/
Ascese731/
Hossez731/
Osiseu731/
Oseege731/
Useshe731/
Hasese731/
Gosise731/
Gusese731/
Azosse731/
Gasese731/
Osieje731/
Osisei731/
Osedje731/
Osesai731/
Osasea731/
Osaseh731/
Oscege731/
Ojeseh731/
Esesei731/
Hosess730/
Ossiessie716/
Oschesger710/
Osis672,511/
Ases67806/
Osys67206/
Oges67204/
Asheshe67120/
Osés67101/
Ojes6794/
Oces6776/
Essesse6772/
Ossessa6769/
Osez6750/
Utsetse6746/
Usheshe6740/
Oseajeh6738/
Oseches6731/
Goosses6722/
Ozes6719/
Ashesed6719/
Hosiseh6718/
Atsetse6716/
Ossecht6715/
Hosseus6714/
Hoseisi6712/
Osechez679/
Osiegie679/
Houseas677/
Asaeshe677/
Osheasy675/
House's675/
Hosezer675/
Osès674/
Essosse674/
Eseshie673/
Ossegge673/
Gassese672/
Osuigee672/
Osezeha672/
O'Giese672/
Houseys671/
Hosdges671/
Hossetz671/
Housses671/
Assesse671/
Ussesse671/
Osheize671/
Osegeha671/
Oseisai671/
Osegehe671/
Aseisei671/
Osoeshi671/
Osheshi671/
Ozsezer671/
Hosseys671/
Otchese671/
Osīs671/
Ossasse671/
Osseche671/
Oxes671/
Gosseci671/
Ahasese671/
Asseise671/
Assesze671/
Osoiseh671/
Oshitse671/
Osahsea671/
Oseigie671/
Osazeeh671/
Oisesoi671/
Otsejeh671/
Housess670/
Hodgese670/
Gossess670/
Hougese670/
Houshesher670/
Ouseetz670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osese
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