Osueke Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osueke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osueke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4531:121,9158,029
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Osueke (53) may also be a first name.

Osueke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osueke occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Osueke.

How Common Is The Last Name Osueke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,335th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,807,088 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Osueke reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osueke is also the 1,366,219th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,453 people, or 1 in 121,915. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Abia, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Osueke exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Osueke Last Name Statistics demography

Osueke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% more than the national average, earning $57,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osuekeh926/
Oshueke923/
Osuyeke921/
Osuke9122/
Osujieke864/
Osaeke8376/
Osueka8310/
Osoeke837/
Osweke832/
Hosuke831/
Oseike831/
Oseake831/
Ozueke831/
Oshieke7760/
Otsueki7754/
Osehake7726/
Oseekey775/
Osajeke772/
Osaieke771/
Ossieke771/
Osoweke771/
Oseakeh771/
Oussouyeke751/
Houssoueke751/
Asuke731,558/
Esuke73766/
Osake73443/
Ozuke7341/
Osuki7339/
Oussouke7124/
Osuojike714/
Ossaieke713/
Houssouyeke712/
Essuekey711/
Oshike67485/
Ashuke67273/
Asukea67137/
Oseika6799/
Usuike6765/
Esuike6752/
Esukea6749/
Osiahweke6736/
Ezueke6720/
Ozuike6716/
Oshake6714/
Houssouke6711/
Ajueke6710/
Osaike6710/
Aseeke676/
Esukei676/
Ojuike674/
Oseaka674/
Oseiki674/
Osauka673/
Osaque673/
Ogiuke673/
Osouka673/
Osauki673/
Asueka672/
Asuike672/
Ozeike672/
Adsuek671/
Ozbeke671/
Ossouegue671/
Oswake671/
Ojsuki671/
Ozouke671/
Osweka671/
Osuika671/
Azueke671/
Osukhe671/
Assuek671/
Asukei671/
Oizuke671/
Osakei671/
Osakey671/
Osweek671/
Hosbek670/
Ossake670/

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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 Osueke
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