Oshosanya Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Oshosanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 229 | 1:773,549 | 34,815 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oshosanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshosanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oshosanya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshosanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,020,242nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. Oshosanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Oshosanya are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 773,549. In Nigeria Oshosanya is most frequent in: Lagos, where 48 percent reside, Ogun, where 33 percent reside and Oyo, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ososanya | 94 | 768 | / |
| Oshisanya | 89 | 399 | / |
| Oshosanye | 89 | 3 | / |
| Oshasanya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oshosanwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Osossanya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oshosan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Oashisanya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Osusanya | 82 | 24 | / |
| Osasanya | 82 | 7 | / |
| Oshosani | 82 | 4 | / |
| Oshesana | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ososonya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Oshosanwo | 78 | 67 | / |
| Oshisonya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Oshisayan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Osuisanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ashesanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eshisanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Oshasan | 75 | 16 | / |
| Oshosen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Oshusan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oshoseni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oshoosun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Asasanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ashasana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oshsanwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asusanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oshisanwo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ashsan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yash Sana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishisaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashosanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshson | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oshosanya
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