Osisanya Surname

304,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osisanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osisanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1431:154,9819,777
England421:1,326,62059,571
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Osisanya (22) may also be a first name.

Osisanya Last Name Facts

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

Osisanya is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osisanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 304,684th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,862,869 people. The surname Osisanya is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Osisanya live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 22 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,143 people, or 1 in 154,981. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 41 percent are found, Lagos, where 38 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Osisanya occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Osisanya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osisanya surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Osisanya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $40,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshisanya94399/
Osissanya942/
Osuisanya941/
Osisanyo883/
Osesanya882/
Osisanja881/
Osisonya881/
Odsesanya823/
Oshisonya822/
Oshisanja821/
Asesanya75129/
Adsesanya713/
Ashesanya711/
Ahsissanea671/

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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 Osisanya
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