Ososo Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ososo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ososo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1621:285,06118,491
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ososo (34) may also be a first name.

Ososo Last Name Facts

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

Ososo (Russian: Ососо) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ososo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ososo is the 793,288th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Ososo are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya Ososo is primarily found in: Busia County, where 89 percent live, Bungoma County, where 6 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Ososo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gososo91629/
Ossoso913/
Ososco912/
Ososuo911/
Osooso911/
Ososio911/
Ossosso838/
Oshosho833/
Osiosio831/
Otsotso831/
Oseso80325/
Esoso80320/
Asoso8092/
Ososa8063/
Osaso8052/
Osojo804/
Osuso801/
Osoco801/
Ozsoysop776/
Ojasoo73228/
Esosuo7371/
Osuosa7343/
Gosozo7325/
Osorzo7312/
Gasoso7311/
Oisosa7310/
Osooja739/
Gusoso734/
Osoijo734/
Osocho734/
Usouso734/
Osousa733/
Esosio733/
Ososaa733/
Osozco733/
Assoso732/
Oshosa732/
Gosuso732/
Osoojo732/
Asosco731/
Acosso731/
Osozio731/
Essoso731/
Osoyjo731/
Osouzo731/
Oshoco731/
Hoseso731/
Esosou731/
Osesso731/
O'Sosa731/
O'Soco731/
Ososia731/
Osasso731/
Ussoso731/
Osocio731/
Gososa731/
Oshojo731/
Osuojo731/
Asosso731/
Ouhsousou71136/
Housossou711/
Osotsat67407/
Essosso6783/
Gassoso6747/
Assosso6727/
Ojassoo6714/
Otsasoo6712/
Adjosso677/
Ojossou676/
Ajossou675/
Atsotso675/
Azossou675/
Otsotsa673/
Utsotso672/
Asossou672/
Osusoha671/
Houssossou671/
Ossogia671/
Ussosso671/
Osouzou671/
Oshooja671/

Ososo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ososo in the Russian language
Ососоososo-

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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 Ososo
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