Osigwe Surname

90,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,1471:34,4172,817
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Osigwe (210) may also be a first name.

Osigwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osigwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osigwe is the 90,700th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,379,433 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osigwe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 624,169th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 210 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,147 people, or 1 in 34,417. In Nigeria Osigwe is primarily found in: Lagos, where 24 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Osigwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osigwe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Osigwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.76% less than the national average, earning R 50,484 per year and in United States they earn 26.31% less than the national average, earning $31,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osuigwe92953/
Oshigwe92148/
Osigweh9225/
Osiegwe9211/
Osigwue929/
Osigewe923/
Osighwe923/
Osigwea922/
Osaigwe921/
Oseigwe921/
Osigw913/
Oshoigwe8613/
Ojigwe83474/
Osigbe83135/
Osigwa8374/
Asigwe8331/
Ozigwe8321/
Ogigwe8317/
Osegwe8311/
Osikwe8311/
Osigue838/
Osiqwe836/
Esigwe835/
Ocigwe832/
Osigew831/
Odsigue7796/
Ozoigwe7794/
Osaigbe7770/
Osiegbe7714/
Oseigbe7713/
Oshikwe7713/
Ochigwe7712/
Ozuigwe776/
Ashigwe775/
Osuigbe775/
Ausigwe774/
Osuigwa774/
Osigway774/
Usuigwe774/
Osiekwe773/
Oziegwe772/
Oshigwa772/
Asoigwe772/
Usoigwe772/
Oshigue771/
Eseigwe771/
Ahsigwe771/
Osuikwe771/
Ezoigwe771/
Ouzigwe771/
Osaikwe771/
Ozeigwe771/
Uozigwe771/
Oshigbe771/
Oshiekwe7122/
Uzoigwue712/
Uzoiggwe711/
Uozoigwe711/
Uzzoigwe711/
Ashingwe711/
Uzoigweh711/
Asigbe67966/
Usigbe67773/
Osegbe67467/
Osekwe6780/
Asikwe6777/
Ozigbe6764/
Ajigwe6735/
Ezigwe6735/
Osegue6728/
Ozigue6725/
Azigwe6718/
Esikwe6717/
Ojigue6712/
Agigwe676/
Asigue675/
Esigue675/
Ogekwe674/
Ogigbe674/
Asigwa674/
Osigbi673/
Ogikwe673/
Ozikwe672/
Ojegwe672/
Hashingwe672/
Osikwa671/
Uzoigweah671/
Ozegwe671/
Osseingue671/
Houssigue671/

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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 Osigwe
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