Osiya Surname
Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname
Osiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 535 | 1:86,318 | 7,849 |
| Iran | 223 | 1:344,316 | 23,193 |
| Uganda | 127 | 1:307,396 | 21,163 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Osiya (1,033) may also be a first name.
Osiya Demographics
Osiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Osiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osiya (Hindi: ओसिया, Oriya: ଓଷିୟା, Russian: Осия) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Osiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 311,995th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Osiya reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 249,584th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,033 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 86,318. In Kenya Osiya is most common in: Busia County, where 71 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Bungoma County, where 12 percent live. Barring Kenya it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.
Osiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Osiya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Osiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Osiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଷିୟା | osiya | - |
| Osiya in the Hindi language | ||
| ओसिया | osiya | 90 |
| ओसीया | osiya | 10 |
| Osiya in the Russian language | ||
| Осия | osia | - |
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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 Osiya
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