Osewa Surname

201,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osewa Surname User-submission:

The Osewa surname means 'the recipient is beautiful'. Sewa in Yoruba means 'beautiful', so osewa means 'the individual is beautiful'.

Osewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0071:88,2626,163
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Osewa (44) may also be a first name.

Osewa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Osewa surname means 'the recipient is beautiful'. Sewa in Yoruba means 'beautiful', so osewa means 'the individual is beautiful'.

- timmy

Osewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osewa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osewa is the 201,985th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,532,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Osewa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 44 people.

Osewa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,007 people, or 1 in 88,262. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 25 percent reside, Ekiti, where 18 percent reside and Ondo, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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Husewad671/
Hosaeva671/
Hosieva671/
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Asiewua671/
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Hossawa671/
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Oseabea671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osewa
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