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
Oshaya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshaya? popularity and diffusion
Oshaya is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Oshaya reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Oshaya is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda Oshaya is primarily concentrated in: Masindi District, where 50 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 25 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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