Oshisami Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshisami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshisami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Oshisami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oshisami is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshisami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Oshisami occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Oshisami reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Oshisami is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria Oshisami is most frequent in: Ogun, where 61 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Oyo, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Oshisami
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