Osire Surname
Approximately 3,750 people bear this surname
Osire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,357 | 1:11,629 | 1,936 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Namibia | 105 | 1:22,947 | 3,863 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Kenya | 60 | 1:769,665 | 31,365 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Osire (65) may also be a first name.
Osire Demographics
Osire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Osire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osire is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osire? popularity and diffusion
Osire is the 122,037th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,943,346 people. The surname Osire occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osire are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Osire is also the 1,212,820th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 65 people.
The surname Osire is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 3,357 people, or 1 in 11,629. In Uganda Osire is mostly found in: Kumi District, where 29 percent live, Bukedea District, where 24 percent live and Pallisa District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Namibia, where 3 percent live.
Osire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Osire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Osire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Osire surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Osire surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Osire earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.5% more than the national average, earning $59,760 USD per year.
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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 Osire
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