Osewole Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osewole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osewole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Osewole (26) may also be a first name.

Osewole Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osewole is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osewole? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osewole are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common given name in the world, held by 26 people.

Osewole is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Osewole is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 57 percent are found, Osun, where 19 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ossewole931/
Oshewole931/
Oysewole931/
Ojewole861,805/
Osewele8679/
Osewold8662/
Osowole8638/
Hosewol8635/
Osewale8619/
Osewola8611/
Ogewole864/
Asewole863/
Osawole861/
Osiwole861/
Oshowole8087/
Ossewold8063/
Ohsowole805/
Adsewole804/
Osihwole803/
Oshiwole802/
Ochewole801/
Housewold750/
Ajewole7128,137/
Ojewale714,838/
Osewalt71130/
Osawele7169/
Osewald7156/
Osowale7148/
Hozewol7131/
Asawole7127/
Asewola7112/
Agewole719/
Asewele714/
Ogebole714/
Osawale714/
Osevoll713/
Ocewola711/
Eziwole711/
Osewall710/
Oshowale6724/
Osiewala6711/
Ojeiwale676/
Ajewoles674/
Ajewolet673/
Asahwole672/
Gosevale671/
Ajjewole671/
Asawhole671/
Ashawole671/
Ozewhele671/
Ajeywole671/
Oshebule671/
Osoiwale671/
Osebhale671/
Ojjewale671/
Ashowole671/
Ajewoole671/
Ossewald670/

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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
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  • 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 Osewole
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