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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osiru is the 1,101,507th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Osiru is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osiru reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Osiru is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 198,169. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 70 percent live, Mayuge District, where 7 percent live and Arua District, where 4 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent live and The Gambia, where 2 percent live.

Osiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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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