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 more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ososo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 793,288th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This last name occurs mostly 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. Ososo is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Ososo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Busia County, where 89 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 6 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya Ososo exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Ososo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ososo surname 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
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  • 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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