Osigwar Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osigwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Osigwar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Osigwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osigwar is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osigwar? popularity and diffusion

Osigwar is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osigwar live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Osigwar is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 54 percent live and Busia District, where 46 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosikwar801/
Goshikwar754/
Asiguar713/
Osaigbor671/
Goshekwar633/
Asigweire631/
Asikwor5723/
Ojiguor5712/
Asigbor574/
Ushekwar534/
Ashigbor531/
Ojeguare531/
Oziegbor531/
Asiegbor531/
Ashaigbor501/
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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 Osigwar
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