Osiwe Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Osiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Osiwe (26) may also be a first name.
Osiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osiwe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osiwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Osiwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osiwe reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osiwe is also the 2,084,397th most common first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.
Osiwe is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 83 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Abia, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oseiwe | 91 | 73 | / |
| Osaiwe | 91 | 15 | / |
| Osiwge | 91 | 5 | / |
| Osgiwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ossiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oshiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Osiewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Osiw | 89 | 28 | / |
| Goseiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoisiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osewe | 80 | 3,443 | / |
| Asiwe | 80 | 722 | / |
| Osibe | 80 | 390 | / |
| Osive | 80 | 51 | / |
| Esiwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Osiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ojiwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oziwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ogiwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oshiw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osiwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osiebe | 73 | 1,259 | / |
| Oshibe | 73 | 540 | / |
| Ashiwe | 73 | 367 | / |
| Hosiwa | 73 | 289 | / |
| Osieva | 73 | 261 | / |
| Oshewe | 73 | 86 | / |
| Eshiwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Ogiewe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Osoibe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Oshiwa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Odjiwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ojivwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Eseiwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Osewie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Osievi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ojiweh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uzoiwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Osewhe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Asiweh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Osuibe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Osiewa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oseiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oseibe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ogeswe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Assiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oisiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ossiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osiwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahsiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oseweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oseewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osibee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ossewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oygiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osiebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osiver | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ousibe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osew | 67 | 1,683 | / |
| Asiw | 67 | 62 | / |
| Oshiver | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ashiweh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uzoijwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eshiwey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogiewue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hossiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oshevie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gausiwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oseibey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoshiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osheive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ossieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosseiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshives | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oseibea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oussive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osjw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osiebai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashiwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oseivie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochaiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoiwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hochiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osyw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oshiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asiewie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Osiwe
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