Osewu Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Osewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Osewu (13) may also be a first name.
Osewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osewu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osewu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osewu is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osewu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 13 people.
The last name Osewu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 95 percent are found and Benue, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Osewu exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osiewu | 91 | 40 | / |
| Oshewu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Hosewu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ogewu | 80 | 273 | / |
| Osiwu | 80 | 124 | / |
| Osawu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Osowu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Osebu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ojewu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Asewu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ocewu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osevu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osewoudt | 77 | 25 | / |
| Hossewou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osuiwu | 73 | 658 | / |
| Hesewu | 73 | 248 | / |
| Ozoewu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Ochewu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Oshawu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ashewu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oijewu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oshowu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osaiwu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osiebu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oshiwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asiewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osehbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Osoiwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Azoewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eseiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oseabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osiwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osihwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osawau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ushewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oshebu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocheiwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ozoewuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gashewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hessewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osauywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osebhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asoeywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asheiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oosuiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Osewu
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