Oshiafi Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshiafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oshiafi 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
Nigeria1471:1,205,05348,659
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Oshiafi (13) may also be a first name.

Oshiafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oshiafi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oshiafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshiafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Oshiafi is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oshiafi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oshiafi is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 1,205,053. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Delta, where 22 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

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
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Oshiofe711/
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Ashsyafie631/
Asiafa62172/
Asyafi6242/
Asyafii5730/
Assyafi5725/
Asyafie5717/
Assyafii53133/
Hassiafa531/
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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 Oshiafi
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