Oshawu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Oshawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Oshawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oshawu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshawu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oshawu live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Oshawu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osawu | 91 | 60 | / |
| Ochawu | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ushawu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Ashawu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Oshewu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oshowu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Osaiwu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Osaweu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osawau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osauwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ossawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashaiwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osauywu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashawut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osabu | 73 | 809 | / |
| Asawu | 73 | 75 | / |
| Esawu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Osewu | 73 | 46 | / |
| Osowu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Osuiwu | 67 | 658 | / |
| Oshobu | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ashabu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Asiawu | 67 | 100 | / |
| Achawu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Osiewu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Osuowu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Asawut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ashewu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ushabu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Osaibu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osohbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ashavu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Osoiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osaivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gusawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osobau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oseabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osawhouyi | 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 Oshawu
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