Osowa Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Osowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England71:7,959,723202,100
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Osowa (15) may also be a first name.

Osowa Last Name Facts

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

Osowa is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. Osowa occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Osowa live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osowa is also the 2,900,335th most common forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name Osowa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 61 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria Osowa is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Osowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osowa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Osowa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.44% more than the national average, earning $61,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osiowa9172/
Osouwa9127/
Osoway9124/
Oshowa9118/
Osowna915/
Osow8911/
Oshoway8340/
Osioway8334/
Ossoway835/
Osawa80125,525/
Osoba806,372/
Osowo80507/
Ojowa80419/
Ozowa80256/
Asowa80241/
Esowa80134/
Osova80122/
Osiow8035/
Usowa807/
Oshow806/
Ocowa802/
Osoyw801/
Oussouwa7711/
Oshoba73699/
Gossow73536/
Hosawa73476/
Ohsawa73470/
Oshowo73232/
Ozouwa73168/
Osiawa73124/
Ossoba73120/
Goshow73111/
Gusowa73105/
Hasowa7345/
Ozowah7343/
Osoiba7341/
Hosoba7327/
Oshova7322/
Osowei7321/
Ossawa7320/
Otsova7320/
Oshawa7319/
Ochowa7318/
Oosawa7317/
Ousawa7317/
Hosova7316/
Usouwa7313/
Osiowo737/
Esiowa736/
Gosova736/
Assowa736/
Asouwa735/
Asoswa735/
Asgowa734/
Osohwo734/
Asowna734/
Oysowo733/
Asojwa733/
Essowa732/
Osohba732/
Osobah732/
Osuoba732/
Hoshow732/
Osioba732/
Oysova731/
Osiova731/
Osooba731/
Oozawa731/
Asoywa731/
Osobau731/
Oosoba731/
Esojwa731/
Esowai731/
Gozowa731/
Osawah731/
Osawau731/
Osawea731/
Osawua731/
Ojowah731/
Ashowa731/
Eshowa731/
Osawat731/
Osaway730/
Osaf67166/
Hosiawa67148/
Osov67125/
Usow6782/
Oshowho6759/
Osab6751/
Goshova6744/
Ochowai6728/
Asow6726/
Ottsova6722/
Osaw6722/
Gasoway6714/
Oysawat6713/
Usouwah6712/
Osuovai6711/
Hoysova679/
Oshaway678/
Osof678/
Oussova678/
Oossawa677/
Oussawa677/
Assouwa677/
Oisawat677/
Osob676/
Assowad675/
Odjouwa675/
Asgowua674/
Hojsova674/
Osiowho673/
Osiowey673/
Goschow673/
Hoisova673/
Hoosova673/
Ossovat673/
Ousawat672/
Ozouwga672/
Asobowa672/
Assowaï672/
Goisova672/
Housova672/
Ashowah672/
Goysova671/
Gosaway671/
Assowah671/
Hoozawa671/
Osiobay671/
Hossawa671/
Ochouwa671/
Hossova671/
Osschow671/
Ossouba671/
Ochowat671/
O'Sawai671/
Gozowai671/
Eschowa671/
Assowai671/
Otsawat671/
Hotsova671/
Ossaway670/

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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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  • 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 Osowa
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