Osiu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Osiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Osiu (12) may also be a first name.
Osiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osiu is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Osiu reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Osiu is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally, held by 12 people.
The surname Osiu is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Osiu is mostly found in: Tororo District, where 74 percent live, Bugiri District, where 5 percent live and Manafwa District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
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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 Osiu
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