Ossawa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ossawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
Ossawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ossawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ossawa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ossawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ossawa is the 4,427,875th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ossawa reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Ossawa is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 82 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Gabon, where 45 percent are found.
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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 Ossawa
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