Osobe Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Osobe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 165 | 1:1,073,592 | 44,679 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Osobe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osobe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osobe is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Osobe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osobe? popularity and diffusion
Osobe is the 1,310,135th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Osobe reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 1,073,592. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 31 percent live, Ogun, where 19 percent live and Ebonyi, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.
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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 Osobe
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