Osifo Surname

50,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,9331:17,8341,689
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England721:773,86242,299
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Iceland61:63,3484,218
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Osifo (527) may also be a first name.

Osifo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osifo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osifo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,193rd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 712,509 people. The last name Osifo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Osifo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osifo is also the 367,549th most commonly held given name globally, held by 527 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9,933 people, or 1 in 17,834. In Nigeria Osifo is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 74 percent are found, Delta, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Osifo is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Osifo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Osifo surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Osifo surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Osifo earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $43,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $52,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osifoh91321/
Osiefo919/
Oshifo918/
Osifho916/
Ossifo914/
Osoifo912/
Osifos912/
Osaifo911/
Osifuo911/
Osifoa911/
Usifo801,768/
Asifo8084/
Osefo8050/
Ozifo8048/
Osifa8038/
Ojifo8038/
Esifo8018/
Ocifo801/
Oxifo801/
Ogifo801/
Usifoh732,294/
Ojeifo732,076/
Ogiefo73162/
Osiefa73122/
Osefoh7372/
Asifoa7364/
Ashifo7354/
Osifat7339/
Eseifo7318/
Ushifo7316/
Assifo7315/
Asiffo7315/
Ojaifo7314/
Oshefo737/
Usifou735/
Ojgifo732/
Ogifeo732/
Osipho732/
Oseifa732/
Osifah731/
Usifho731/
Asifod731/
Esifou731/
Ogihfo731/
Ochifo731/
Osaifa731/
Ocuifo731/
Ousifa731/
Ojeifoh67219/
Assifou6716/
Ogieffo679/
Ashiefo679/
Ochifoi672/
Oesiefa672/
Oshefoy671/
Hassifo671/
Ochaifo671/
Assiffo671/
Oshiofa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osifo
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