Osilem Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osilem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osilem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3071:577,01227,888
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Osilem (50) may also be a first name.

Osilem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osilem is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Osilem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osilem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 874,560th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osilem are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osilem is also the 1,412,538th most common forename world-wide It is held by 50 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 577,012. In Nigeria Osilem is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 92 percent reside, Kano, where 3 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshilem9289/
Osiellem861/
Oshielem861/
Asilem838/
Oselem837/
Osilim832/
Ojilem832/
Oshilm831/
Oshilim771,101/
Esielem7713/
Eseilem7710/
Assilem775/
Eshilem771/
Aseilem771/
Oshilme771/
Oseleme771/
Ozcilem771/
Osilien771/
Oslen7358/
Oshillim714/
Esseilem713/
Oshileun713/
Ossilien712/
Oseilene711/
Aschilem711/
Osheilim711/
Oshilime711/
Assileme711/
Gosselem711/
Asseilem711/
Essailem711/
Hoselhem711/
Eselem67121/
Aselem6750/
Osilin6710/
Oselen678/
Agilem672/
Ocelem672/
Oselim672/
Osilyn671/
Ojilim671/
Uselem671/
Ocilim671/
Hoslen670/
Oslene670/

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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
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  • 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 Osilem
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