Oshewolo Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshewolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oshewolo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Oshewolo Last Name Facts

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

Oshewolo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshewolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oshewolo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 67 percent reside, Ekiti, where 12 percent reside and Osun, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Oshewolo occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osewolo9363/
Oshowolo881/
Osewola8011/
Osewulo801/
Ochewola75203/
Osebholo751/
Ashiwolo751/
Ocheiwola711/
Asewola6712/
Asowolo671/
Esewola671/
Ocewola671/
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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 Oshewolo
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