Osota Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Osota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Osota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osota is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Osota click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osota? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,441,361st most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Osota are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 28 percent reside, Ogun, where 25 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Osota
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