Osiimwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osiimwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osiimwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osiimwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osiimwe is most common in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Osiimwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Osiimwe? popularity and diffusion

Osiimwe is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Osiimwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Osiimwe are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Osiimwe is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent live, Buhweju District, where 11 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asiimwe86152,196/
Osiimwa861/
Assiimwe80103/
Asiimmwe8011/
Ashiimwe807/
Asiimwwe805/
Aasiimwe804/
Asiimwee802/
Asiimnwe801/
Asiimweh801/
Assiimweh751/
Asiimwa7139/
Asiimue711/
Oshienwe6737/
Achiimwe671/
Osienby570/
Ashiembe531/
Assiembe531/
Asieimbay501/

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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 Osiimwe
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