Osew Surname
Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname
Osew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,663 | 1:16,248 | 2,082 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Osew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osew Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osew is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osew? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 238,256th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,330,093 people. Osew is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Osew reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,663 people, or 1 in 16,248. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osewe | 89 | 3,443 | / |
| Oshew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oshewe | 80 | 86 | / |
| Oseiwe | 80 | 73 | / |
| Osewhe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oseewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ossewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hossew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osiewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoshew | 80 | 1 | / |
| O'Shew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Osef | 75 | 51 | / |
| Osev | 75 | 50 | / |
| Osiw | 75 | 28 | / |
| Esew | 75 | 14 | / |
| Asew | 75 | 11 | / |
| Usew | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ogew | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ozew | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ojew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oseb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ocew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oxew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goschew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hosseiw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asewe | 67 | 1,217 | / |
| Oseev | 67 | 805 | / |
| Uosef | 67 | 659 | / |
| Oseph | 67 | 633 | / |
| Oshev | 67 | 397 | / |
| Osiev | 67 | 345 | / |
| Ouseb | 67 | 316 | / |
| Osife | 67 | 153 | / |
| Gusew | 67 | 150 | / |
| Osiwe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Oseva | 67 | 63 | / |
| Gosev | 67 | 33 | / |
| Asiew | 67 | 32 | / |
| Oseff | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ashew | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hosef | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ousef | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aseew | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ossef | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ochew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hoseb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aseiw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gosef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Usiew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Escew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osebh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osieb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Otsev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oshiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osheb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hogew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gasew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oseif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oseav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osoyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ascew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osesv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eshew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aseaw | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Osew
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