Osowu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Osowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Osowu (23) may also be a first name.
Osowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osowu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osowu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osowu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osowu is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.
The surname Osowu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Osowu is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 63 percent are found, Benue, where 28 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osuowu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Oshowu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Osoiwu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Osobu | 80 | 1,365 | / |
| Ojowu | 80 | 265 | / |
| Osawu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Osewu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Asowu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Osuwu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Osovu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Esowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osuiwu | 73 | 658 | / |
| Oshobu | 73 | 320 | / |
| Esiowu | 73 | 141 | / |
| Ozoewu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Osiewu | 73 | 40 | / |
| Oshawu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ozouwu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Oshewu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Osuhwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oojowu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Atsowu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ossobu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osohbu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Asowgu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ozoweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochowu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hosewu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oziowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osawau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osauwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osoobu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asuowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashowu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osobau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ossavou | 67 | 1,320 | / |
| Osiuhwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ozoewuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ozouwgu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osauywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossobou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asoeywu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oosuiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochoywu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Osowu
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