Oshanu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Oshanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oshanu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oshanu is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oshanu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ebonyi, where 96 percent reside and Edo, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Oshanu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goshanu922/
Oshangu921/
Oyshanu921/
Osanu91169/
Eshanu83712/
Osangu83119/
Ushanu83107/
Ashanu8362/
Osianu8344/
Gosanu8310/
Oshonu838/
Ousanu832/
Ossanu832/
Osanou832/
Ochanu831/
Osainu831/
Oseanu831/
Osaunu831/
Ocheanu7777/
Ossanou7753/
Gushanu7745/
Ashanut7731/
Hushanu7720/
Ashangu7715/
Aschanu779/
Eschanu777/
Ushangu772/
Hoshenu772/
Hashanu771/
Osianuh771/
Otshonu771/
Eshanou771/
Ochanou771/
Esanu734,235/
Ozanu73163/
Asanu7387/
Osenu7368/
Osonu7351/
Usanu7320/
Oşanu733/
Oussanou7193/
Housanau7128/
Gousanou7112/
Ousamnou712/
Hochanud711/
Hoosainu711/
Goussanu711/
Oeysaanu711/
Osanouth711/
Ouchanou711/
Gashangu711/
Ousainou711/
Goussanou671,550/
Ochonu671,042/
Gusanu67996/
Hasanu67988/
Husanu67843/
Huţanu67630/
Otsonu67336/
Oceanu67204/
Huşanu6754/
Osenau6744/
Ozannu6739/
Hasenu6717/
Houssanou6715/
Eseanu6715/
Usainu6714/
Otchannou678/
Osongu677/
Asangu677/
Eshonu676/
Assanu675/
Usangu675/
Ahsanu675/
Asianu675/
Gasanu674/
Ashonu674/
Asanut674/
Ausanu674/
Asanou673/
Hozanu673/
Usamnu672/
Asanau672/
Hazanu672/
Osionu672/
Asaanu671/
Ehsanu671/
Asanhu671/
Osonnu671/
Osonou671/
Oussamnou671/
Ozanou671/
Usaneu671/
Esanuh671/
Asanud671/
Esanou671/
Hosenu671/

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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 Oshanu
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