Osiru Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1971:198,16915,952
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Gambia41:480,863548
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osiru is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Osiru.

How Common Is The Last Name Osiru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osiru live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 198,169. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 70 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found and Arua District, where 4 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and The Gambia, where 2 percent are found.

Osiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Osiru surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osirus91681/
Osirut913/
Osoiru911/
Osirau911/
Gosairu831/
Asiru809,407/
Oziru80557/
Ociru80442/
Esiru80423/
Ojiru80171/
Oseru8025/
Ogiru805/
Usiru801/
Oussirou771/
Ouseirou771/
Ashiru7373,233/
Hasiru73785/
Asieru73500/
Ozirus73246/
Ochiru73127/
Ahsiru7369/
Esieru7332/
Usairu7329/
Asihru7314/
Ocireu7313/
Oserud7311/
Ogirus738/
Gasiru738/
Asirut736/
Ozairu734/
Asiruh734/
Esairu734/
Usieru734/
Osheru734/
Asiruj733/
Aseiru733/
Asirou733/
Ozeiru732/
Asairu732/
Assiru732/
Asirhu731/
Eshiru731/
Asuiru731/
Eseiru731/
Asgiru731/
Asjiru731/
Oserau731/
Asirus731/
Oserus731/
Ocitru731/
Asirau731/
Aasiru731/
Ojirus731/
Esoiru731/
Ousseirou711/
Hashiru673,477/
Assirou67281/
Hassiru6736/
Ashirou6716/
Ashiruu6710/
Gashiru679/
Ausirus678/
Essairu677/
Ashieru675/
Aashiru675/
Ashirus674/
Assireu674/
Ashairu673/
Ashirru673/
Hasairu672/
Huseiru672/
Aushiru672/
Ashirut672/
Atshiru671/
Usiraut671/
Ushairu671/
Ashuiru671/
Hussiru671/
Ogiraud671/
Asshiru671/
Hasihru671/
Ahshiru671/
Goizeru671/
Goiceru671/
Gusairu671/
Gasirou671/
Ashhiru671/
Hasirou671/
Uszairu671/
Ouzirou671/
Oizerou671/

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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 Osiru
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