Ososi Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Ososi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ososi (27) may also be a first name.
Ososi Demographics
Ososi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ososi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ososi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ososi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ososi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,177,228th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Ososi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ososi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 274,880. In Kenya Ososi is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 96 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside and Lamu County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Ososi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ososi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ososi
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