Osu Surname

49,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9,4321:18,7811,745
Japan6951:183,9498,594
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Romania271:743,62550,353
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India211:36,526,923420,161
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
England191:2,932,529101,561
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Osu (3,664) may also be a first name.

Osu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Osu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Osu (Hindi: ओसू, Marathi: ओसू, Russian: Осу) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Osu.

How Common Is The Last Name Osu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,174th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 695,974 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Osu live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 116,615th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 3,664 people.

The surname Osu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,432 people, or 1 in 18,781. In Nigeria Osu is most frequent in: Nasarawa, where 21 percent reside, Benue, where 11 percent reside and Kano, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Osu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Osu surname is predominantly Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Osu are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Osu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otsu8637,646/
Gosu864,510/
Hosu864,121/
Ossu86608/
Osuh86409/
Osou86328/
Oisu86288/
Oshu86280/
Ousu86261/
Uosu86192/
Osuu86189/
Osup8668/
Osau8642/
Oosu8638/
Osut8636/
Oseu8634/
Odsu8631/
Osuz8630/
Osiu8629/
Ozsu8628/
Oysu8616/
Osui8614/
Osud8613/
Osus8611/
Osju8610/
Osuj868/
Ohsu867/
Oscu863/
Osuy862/
Osgu862/
Șosu861/
Osux861/
Oesu861/
Goshu7527,474/
Osuch757,080/
Ossou751,135/
Hossu751,057/
Otsui75564/
Gosau75328/
Gousu75256/
Oesau75250/
Otsus75216/
Ohtsu75194/
Gozsu75108/
Osoud7591/
Goosu7589/
Oysuz7588/
Otsup7585/
Otsou7577/
Hoszu7563/
Housu7541/
Osust7536/
Oitsu7530/
Hoshu7527/
Hotsu7522/
Ousou7521/
Ossau7520/
Ozsus7520/
Osuha7518/
Goysu7518/
Ozsut7516/
Hosui7513/
Otsuz7512/
Osseu7512/
Ossui7511/
Oshui7511/
Oussu7510/
Osuij7510/
Hoseu7510/
Oscou759/
Gossu758/
Ousup758/
Oshus757/
Hosou756/
Hosup756/
Uosuu756/
Oszup756/
Osoup755/
Osohu754/
Osahu754/
Otshu754/
Șosiu754/
Odsup754/
Hosus753/
Osaud753/
Osheu753/
O'Shu753/
Hosuh752/
Ousut752/
Otsuh752/
Gosou752/
Oszut752/
Oisou752/
Oezsu752/
Oosuh752/
Osssu751/
Oshau751/
Oodsu751/
Hoesu751/
Hosud751/
Hosuy751/
Gosuu751/
Uotsu751/
Huosu751/
Osuua751/
Osujı751/
Oshou751/
Gosuh751/
Oshuu751/
Hoşsu751/
Ooshu751/
Ossut751/
Oysou751/
Ohshu751/
Oisau751/
Ousui751/
Ousus751/
Ossus751/
Oushu751/
Oxsuh751/
Oshux751/
Oysui751/
Ohsou751/
Hosau751/
Hosiu751/
Oussou6725,145/
Asu6710,479/
Esu6710,364/
Hossou679,191/
Usu676,262/
Gossou674,382/
Ozu673,220/
Oju672,151/
Oszust671,825/
Hosszu671,323/
Ocu67507/
Goussu67478/
Oshust67414/
Osseux67203/
Housou67111/
Hoseus67110/
Houssu6750/
O'Such6745/
Oissou6740/
Hosutt6737/
Osouch6729/
O'Soup6726/
Goshou6722/
Ossoud6718/
Ossuch6715/
Housui6714/
Oitsus6714/
Hotsup6710/
Gousou679/
Ousous679/
Osuszd677/
Gosgou676/
Ossutt675/
Hoshut675/
Oossou675/
Osujje675/
Hodsup675/
Oxu675/
Gossau674/
Housau674/
Hotsou674/
Goushu673/
Osouha673/
Osó673/
Otsujz672/
Osoudh672/
Uossou672/
Hosseu672/
Hoshou672/
Hoshus672/
Houshu672/
Oytsus671/
Ousouy671/
Goosui671/
Hossau671/
Osuije671/
Oussau671/
Hosoud671/
Hoisou671/
Ozsust671/
Oussui671/
Ossouh671/
Oiseux671/
Odssou671/
Gooshu671/
Ouhsou671/
Oshuha671/
Osuuha671/
Oschup671/
Ouysui671/
Hoosud671/
Hosuch670/
Osault670/

Osu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Osu in the Hindi language
ओसूosu60
ओसुosu20
ऑसुosu20
Osu in the Marathi language
ओसूosu50
ओसुosu50
Osu in the Russian language
Осуosu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osu
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