Osimua Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Osimua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Osimua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osimua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osimua is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osimua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Osimua live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Osimua is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Osimua is mostly found in: Oyo, where 23 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Edo, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshimua | 92 | 2 | / |
| Osimba | 83 | 128 | / |
| Asimua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ocimua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ojimua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ossimba | 77 | 53 | / |
| Osimbai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Osimbay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Assimua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojimuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osjmuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osimbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hashimua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Osimbo | 67 | 1,667 | / |
| Asimba | 67 | 666 | / |
| Usimba | 67 | 114 | / |
| Ocimwa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Osemba | 67 | 70 | / |
| Ozimba | 67 | 61 | / |
| Asimwa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Esemua | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ozimuo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Osemwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ogimba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ojimuo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Esimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houssimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hashimuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajimua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Osimua
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