Osobu Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2481:141,9419,090
England701:795,97243,050
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Osobu (146) may also be a first name.

Osobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osobu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osobu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osobu is the 282,448th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,338,861 people. The last name Osobu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Osobu live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 146 people.

The surname Osobu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,248 people, or 1 in 141,941. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Osun, where 41 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Cross River, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Osobu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osobu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Osobu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

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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 Osobu
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