Oshimili Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshimili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshimili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oshimili Last Name Facts

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

Oshimili is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshimili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oshimili is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Oshimili occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oshimili live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oshimili is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 84 percent reside, Oyo, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osimili936/
Oshumili881/
Osumili80653/
Esimili8021/
Usimili802/
Ocimili801/
Eshimuli75263/
Gasimili751/
Esimaili751/
Oshimele751/
Oshimela751/
Hasimili751/
Oshiemele7153/
Oshiomele7111/
Ashimiole713/
Oshiomhele679/
Asumili674/
Esimeli673/
Asimile672/
Osumile672/
Esimile672/
Azimili671/
Osumuli671/
Osumeli671/
Asimila671/
Asemili671/
Asimeli671/
Usimeli671/

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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 Oshimili
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