Osowe Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Osowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6261:282,97615,979
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Osowe (18) may also be a first name.

Osowe Last Name Facts

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

Osowe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osowe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 466,730th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,107,553 people. The surname Osowe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Osowe are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 626 people, or 1 in 282,976. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 67 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Ogun, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Osowe is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otsowe9170/
Osowei9121/
Oshowe9114/
Osowie9112/
Hosowe914/
Osiowe913/
Osower911/
Osoowe911/
Osoe8932/
Osow8911/
Osshowe833/
Osiowey833/
Osawe806,513/
Osewe803,443/
Asowe80453/
Esowe80252/
Osobe80172/
Osuwe80128/
Ossoe80124/
Gosoe8082/
Ozowe8063/
Osiow8035/
Osoye8034/
Oshoe8015/
Osove8011/
Oshow806/
Osoje805/
Osowy805/
Usowe804/
Osowi801/
Osoyw801/
Ocowe801/
Osoei801/
Ojowe801/
Hoshower7715/
Oussouwe771/
Osiobe734,823/
Assowe73386/
Ossoue73320/
Osiowy73313/
Ossobe73125/
Osojie7391/
Oshewe7386/
Osiowa7372/
Oshobe7366/
Otsoue7359/
Osogie7353/
Osoiye7353/
Oshowy7351/
Osovei7343/
Hossoe7341/
Osouwa7327/
Osoway7324/
Osoibe7322/
Oisawe7314/
Osawie7314/
Essowe7313/
Osaweh7312/
Hasowe7311/
Usgowe739/
Osewie739/
Osobee738/
Hosobe737/
Osovet737/
Osobey736/
Osuoye736/
Osewhe735/
Osawei734/
Osuobe733/
Oisoje733/
Asoewe733/
Osooje733/
Osiowi733/
Ozoweu732/
Osawer732/
Atsowe732/
Asowed732/
Hosoue732/
Hoshow732/
Ossoye732/
Osouea731/
Goshoe731/
Gossoe731/
Osawee731/
Otsuwe731/
Oshoje731/
Osovie731/
Osiewe731/
Osauwe731/
Oshoeh731/
Osoeie731/
Asowey731/
Oshuwe731/
Oseewe731/
Gosoye731/
Esohwe731/
Aïsowe731/
Ossewe731/
Hosawe731/
Osoije731/
Oshoye731/
Osiawe731/
Osioje731/
Oseweh731/
Osawea731/
Osaweu731/
Osaewe731/
Esowie731/
Usowhe731/
Asoweh731/
Hosoye731/
Houshower7121/
Hoschower711/
Houssouwe711/
Osei67302,508/
Osee6714,949/
Osae6713,637/
Osoy675,688/
Assoweh672,786/
Osea671,804/
Osou67328/
Osoi67313/
Osue67311/
Osovets67269/
Osoa67214/
Osey6774/
Asoe6765/
Oshoway6740/
Oosahwe6738/
Osioway6734/
Oseu6734/
Asow6726/
Assouwe6726/
Osaw6722/
Osujoye6721/
Ozoe6710/
Osowitt679/
Osgouee678/
Osgouei677/
Osowaya677/
Oshawee676/
Osuoyie675/
Ossoway675/
Ossoube675/
Osej674/
O'Showy673/
Esiowhe673/
Oshogie673/
Gosawee672/
Oussoue672/
Ossahwe671/
Ossoeio671/
Oishoue671/
Otsowhi671/
Oshioye671/
Osye671/
Osoyoye671/
Osiovie671/
Ozoweye671/
Hossobe671/
Houssowoue671/
Otshawe671/
Ousoube671/
Osschow671/
Osoj671/
Ashower671/
Oshohie671/
Oshojie671/
Osaweye671/
Goshawe671/
Goshoye671/
Gashowe671/
Usoe671/
Goschoe670/
Gosgove670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osowe
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