Osiwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Osiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Osiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osiwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Osiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Osiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Osiwa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside, Ogun, where 38 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Osiwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Osiwa
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