Osoru Surname

165,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,5761:15,1552,388
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794

Osoru (20) may also be a first name.

Osoru Last Name Facts

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

Osoru is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osoru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osoru is the 165,313th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,780,445 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osoru reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Osoru is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name on earth, held by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 2,576 people, or 1 in 15,155. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 69 percent reside, Maracha District, where 18 percent reside and Yumbe District, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osioru9119/
Osooru9119/
Osorgu915/
Hosoru913/
Oshoru912/
Osoiru911/
Osouru911/
Osorru911/
Osorau911/
Osorus911/
Osorup911/
Osotrup8313/
Hosooru834/
Osorutp831/
Ossorou831/
Osuru801,342/
Ojoru801,270/
Osaru801,256/
Asoru8039/
Oseru8025/
Ozoru8023/
Ocoru8019/
Esoru8017/
Usoru808/
Gossorou776/
Ossourou771/
Otsuru732,009/
Hosuru73522/
Ousuru73146/
Oisuru7353/
Ozgoru7349/
Hosaru7321/
Osauru7321/
Asioru7310/
Oshuru739/
Ochoru736/
Osheru734/
Gosaru734/
Oosuru734/
Osuuru733/
Ojooru732/
Ojorru731/
Esoiru731/
Esoeru731/
Gusoru731/
Asooru731/
Uosuru731/
Utsoru731/
Esouru731/
Asorou731/
Osarru731/
Osurus731/
Ozooru731/
Ojjoru731/
Oserau731/
Ocooru731/
Gasoru731/
Ezooru731/
Ossuru731/
Ossaru731/
Usoruh731/
Housourou7110/
Uchooru677/
Ohtsuru675/
Ossarou675/
Ojoraup674/
Hasooru674/
Ojoruth673/
Hossuru673/
Ootsuru672/
Ashorou671/
Gousuru671/

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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 Osoru
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