Oshir Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Oshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Oshir (20) may also be a first name.
Oshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oshir is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Oshir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Oshir are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Oshir occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent live.
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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 Oshir
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