Osifa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Osifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Osifa (31) may also be a first name.
Osifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osifa is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osifa? popularity and diffusion
Osifa is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Osifa is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Osifa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 31 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria Osifa is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 92 percent reside, Edo, where 4 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 29 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Osifa
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