Osseh Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Osseh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Osseh (12) may also be a first name.
Osseh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osseh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Osseh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osseh? popularity and diffusion
Osseh is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Osseh reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osseh is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally, held by 12 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 58 percent are found, Lagos, where 33 percent are found and Edo, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Osseh is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 38 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 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 Osseh
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