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
Osowu occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Osowu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Osowu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Osowu is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osowu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name on earth, held by 23 people.
Osowu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Osowu is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 63 percent live, Benue, where 28 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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