Osiwo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Osiwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osiwo is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osiwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Osiwo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osiwo live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Osiwo is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Osiwo is most common in: Tororo District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshiwo913/
Osuiwo913/
Osihwo912/
Oshiowo831/
Osibo80523/
Oziwo80191/
Usiwo8044/
Asiwo8016/
Esiwo8011/
Osewo8010/
Osiwa8010/
Ogiwo807/
Hosiwa73289/
Osiebo7390/
Gasiwo7368/
Osaibo7356/
Osewho7341/
Oshiwa7320/
Oshibo7313/
Esiwho735/
Osibou734/
Ashiwo734/
Ochiwo733/
Osiewa733/
Oshewo733/
Oseiwa732/
Ossibo732/
Otsiwa732/
Ushiwo731/
Osuiuo731/
Esiwuo731/
Oseibo731/
Ojivwo731/
Asiewo731/
Oisiwa731/
Ossiwa731/
Oszywo731/
Hosibo731/
Esiwoh731/
Otsiwah67977/
Otshewo6762/
Osieboh6745/
Assiwou6720/
Osziova6717/
Osziová676/
Hossiwa674/
Hoshiwa672/
Hossivo671/
Oshiewa671/
Oshiboh671/
Ossiová671/
Ashiwoh671/

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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 Osiwo
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