Oshaya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Oshaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Oshaya (12) may also be a first name.
Oshaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oshaya is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oshaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Oshaya are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Oshaya is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
The surname Oshaya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Masindi District, where 50 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 25 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Israel, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Oshaya
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