Osowo Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4281:413,88521,554
Kenya541:855,18332,488
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Osowo (87) may also be a first name.

Osowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osowo is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osowo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 609,992nd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Osowo live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 87 people.

The last name Osowo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 413,885. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 66 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Osowo occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Osowo Last Name Statistics demography

Osowo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

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Osiowho833/
Asowo80333/
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Ojowo8013/
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Esowo803/
Osovo802/
Ozowo802/
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Ojuowo7372/
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Osouwa7327/
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Osovoi7326/
Ossobo7322/
Ojowho7321/
Ojowoh7320/
Oshowa7318/
Osiobo7311/
Esohwo738/
Asuowo735/
Osovoy735/
Osobuo733/
Ozowho733/
Oshewo733/
Osuiwo733/
Ossawo732/
Esiowo732/
Osiawo732/
Asowgo731/
Osooba731/
Ojowou731/
Osoybo731/
Ozouwo731/
Esowoi731/
Essowo731/
Atsowo731/
Ojowuo731/
Ososuo731/
Assowo731/
Gozowo731/
Asoswo731/
Ozoewo731/
Ojohwoh6750/
Assouwo6712/
Gozhowo679/
Ossoubo671/
Ossobou671/
Ossoboh671/
Ossawou671/
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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 Osowo
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