Oshun Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Oshun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 377 | 1:469,875 | 23,724 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Òshún (1) are calculated separately.
Oshun (136) may also be a first name.
Oshun Demographics
Average Oshun Salary in
United States
$26,420 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oshun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oshun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oshun (Russian: Ошун) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Òshún. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oshun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 635,252nd most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. The surname Oshun is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Oshun live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oshun is also the 794,286th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 136 people.
The surname Oshun is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria Oshun is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 55 percent live, Ogun, where 16 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria Oshun is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Oshun Last Name Statistics demography
Oshun earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.77% less than the national average, earning $26,420 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oshun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oshun in the Russian language | ||
| Ошун | osun | - |
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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 Oshun
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