Osonye Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Osonye (24) may also be a first name.

Osonye Last Name Facts

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

Osonye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osonye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osonye is the 1,044,719th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osonye reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 24 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Osonye is mostly found in: Delta, where 68 percent are found, Plateau, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Osonye Last Name Statistics demography

Osonye earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoneye92178/
Osuonye9221/
Oshonye9214/
Osounye923/
Osoniye921/
Osonaye921/
Oshoneye86145/
Oshonaye865/
Osonaiye864/
Osongoye863/
Asonye833,608/
Osonge8328/
Osonae8328/
Osonoe837/
Osunye835/
Osanye834/
Ozonye833/
Osonei831/
Oshonaiye8010/
Oiseonaye803/
Oshoonaye803/
Osanaye77169/
Osoniyi7776/
Asionye7770/
Asuonye7754/
Oshoney7716/
Asoneye779/
Ozuonye774/
Asonyeh773/
Hasonye772/
Ossonei771/
Asonnye771/
Osoenie771/
Osianye771/
Gosanye771/
Asonyet771/
Asoonye771/
Goussoneye751/
Osanaiye71272/
Oshoniyi71150/
Osunaiye7162/
Oshanaye7120/
O'Shoney718/
Gossanye717/
Osonnaya714/
Osonniyi714/
Oshonuyi713/
Ochuonye711/
Otsonayo711/
Goshouniyeh711/
Ashoneye711/
Ozuonnye711/
Osuneiye711/
Osonohue711/
Osunge67291/
Asonge67263/
Asanye67204/
Azonye67121/
Gosangaye67113/
Oshanaiye6776/
Osonja6766/
Asunye6743/
Osunnaiye6742/
Usonge6741/
Osange6731/
Osonoi676/
Oisanaiye675/
Osanay674/
Osanie673/
Osonai672/
Uzonye672/
Hossanaye672/
Asonea672/
Osannaiye671/
Asonje671/
Oshonnuya671/
Osanee671/
Osonou671/
Osanje671/
Ozanye671/
Odsonniya671/
O'Sonnier671/
Usonje671/
Asonie671/
Usunye671/
Asonoe671/

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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 Osonye
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