Oshang Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Oshang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Oshang (18) may also be a first name.
Oshang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oshang is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oshang reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oshang is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Oshang is most frequent in: Cross River, where 62 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Ondo, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria Oshang occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
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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 Oshang
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