Osofisan Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osofisan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osofisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4251:416,80621,662
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943

Osofisan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osofisan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osofisan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osofisan is the 646,966th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Osofisan are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Osofisan is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 416,806. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 26 percent are found, Ondo, where 26 percent are found and Oyo, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Osofisan exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Osofisan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Osofisan surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Osofisan last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Osofisan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshofisan94103/
Oshofoisan891/
Osifisan8872/
Osofison883/
Osafisan882/
Osufisan881/
Asofisan881/
Oshofesan823/
Oshofison822/
Osifiisan822/
Yousofsan821/
Ozfisan8020/
Osofson800/
Osifesan7516/
Yousaf Ihsan701/
Osufsen6739/
Osifčin6734/
Osifcin6713/
Yousefsani671/
Youssefsan671/

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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 Osofisan
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