Osiwu Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Osiwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Osiwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osiwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osiwu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osiwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Osiwu is the 1,620,164th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Osiwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osiwu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Osiwu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Rivers, where 13 percent live. Beside Nigeria Osiwu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osuiwu | 91 | 658 | / |
| Osiewu | 91 | 40 | / |
| Osaiwu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Oshiwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Osoiwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Osihwu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Osiwui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oosuiwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osibu | 80 | 142 | / |
| Osewu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Asiwu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ojiwu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Usiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Esiwu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ochiwu | 73 | 1,091 | / |
| Oshibu | 73 | 124 | / |
| Ashiwu | 73 | 25 | / |
| Osibau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Osivui | 73 | 14 | / |
| Osibui | 73 | 13 | / |
| Oijewu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oshewu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Osibou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Osaibu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Osiebu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohjiwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asiewu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eseiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hosewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osaivu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ocihwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asiwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ushiwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Assiwou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ocheiwu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ochihwu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ochuiwu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Usiajwu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ashaiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osauywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hashiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asheiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochiwuu | 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
- 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 Osiwu
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