Osilesi Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osilesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Osilesi 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
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England61:9,286,343223,652
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Osilesi Demographics

Osilesi Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 10 (2014)

United States
Average

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Osilesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osilesi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osilesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osilesi is the 953,750th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. Osilesi is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Osilesi reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 790,816. In Nigeria Osilesi is most numerous in: Ogun, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 37 percent live and Ekiti, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Osilesi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osilesi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Osilesi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $37,704 USD per year.

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
Oseilesi931/
Oselesi863/
Ogilegi711/
Oselease672/
Hoseleidge590/
Ogelegi574/
Asilege574/
Oselige571/
Ojeleji571/
Ogilije571/

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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 Osilesi
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