Ossayi Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Ossayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Ossayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ossayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ossayi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ossayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ossayi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 31 percent live and Nasarawa, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Ossayi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 6 percent live and The Congo, where 6 percent live.
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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 Ossayi
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