Osubo Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osubo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osubo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1101:354,90323,197
Kenya271:1,710,36735,924
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Osubo (148) may also be a first name.

Osubo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osubo occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osubo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osubo are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Osubo is also the 757,758th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 148 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 354,903. In Uganda Osubo is primarily found in: Arua District, where 70 percent live, Maracha District, where 21 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otsubo9138,624/
Osuebo9160/
Osuboh912/
Osuboa911/
Osubuo911/
Ootsubo8371/
Outsubo838/
Ossoubo831/
Housubo831/
Osuba80148/
Osobo80119/
Asubo80119/
Osuwo8081/
Ocubo8027/
Ojubo8027/
Esubo809/
Ozubo806/
Usubo801/
Oussoubo771/
Ousoubou771/
Asubop73219/
Utsubo73152/
Oshobo7347/
Ossobo7322/
Oshibo7313/
Osiuvo7311/
Osubau737/
Osuiwo733/
Ochubo733/
Osobuo733/
Ossibo732/
Ozoubo731/
Oshuvo731/
Uzoubo731/
Osuiuo731/
Esuebo731/
Ojoubo731/
Otsuba731/
Oosuba731/
Oussoubou7121/
Houssoubo719/
Oussouboh711/
Osuchuo6750/
Azoubou6719/
Assoubo6712/
Ehsoubo672/
Ojusbou671/
Odjoubo671/
Ossouba671/
Ossobou671/
Ossoboh671/
Osoeboh671/
Oshiboh671/

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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 Osubo
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