Osisanwo Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osisanwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osisanwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3341:530,36826,081
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Osisanwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osisanwo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osisanwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osisanwo is the 780,352nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Osisanwo reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Osisanwo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 530,368. In Nigeria Osisanwo is most common in: Ogun, where 61 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Plateau, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshisanwo9471/
Ososanwo88168/
Osusanwo884/
Osasanwo884/
Osisanyo883/
Osesanwo881/
Ososaanwo823/
Osasano8011/
Osisanu804/
Osisany803/
Osesano801/
Osisanya751,243/
Osijonwo7589/
Isesanwo7527/
Osisayan754/
Osisanye753/
Osisoyan751/
Osasan71120/
Yosei-San71101/
Ososan7195/
Asisan7140/
Oshijonwo7118/
Osusan7117/
Usisan718/
Osison715/
Esisan715/
Osissanya712/
Osuisanya711/
Isisan711/
Asusano67424/
Osuswan6778/
Asisani6744/
Osasono6741/
Yosisna6740/
Osasana6736/
Esisanh6713/
Ososana678/
Asosano678/
Asiswan677/
Asisanh677/
Azosano675/
Osossan673/
Owosisanni672/
Osisina671/
Ousesan671/
Oisesan671/
Isiswan671/
Ososani671/
Ahsisan671/
Osasani671/
Usisyan671/
Asisain671/
Asasano671/
Ousssan671/
Osasaun671/
Osezano671/
Issisan671/
Osesamba5021/

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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
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  • 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 Osisanwo
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