Oshunwusi Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshunwusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshunwusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Oshunwusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oshunwusi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oshunwusi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshunwusi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Oshunwusi is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oshunwusi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Oshunwusi is most prevalent in: Osun, where 33 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osunwusi94274/
Oshunusi947/
Oshonwusi894/
Oshunnusi892/
Oshanwusi891/
Oshunsi8821/
Oshinusi82163/
Oshunisi825/
Oshunosi823/
Osunwosi823/
Oshuns807/
O'Shunsuii741/
Oshanisi7116/
Oshins67172/
Oshans675/
Oshaunsey672/
Oshaunesy672/
Ashuns671/
Oshunseye671/
Oshunsaya671/
Oshnis671/
Oshaunasy670/
O Shansie670/
Oshuanesy670/

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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 Oshunwusi
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