Osuigwe Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osuigwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osuigwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8871:199,71011,977
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Osuigwe (12) may also be a first name.

Osuigwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osuigwe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Osuigwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Osuigwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 375,572nd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. Osuigwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Osuigwe are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 887 people, or 1 in 199,710. In Nigeria Osuigwe is most numerous in: Abia, where 38 percent reside, Rivers, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Osuigwe occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Osuigwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Osuigwe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 40.39% less than the national average, earning R 141,648 per year and in United States they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning $31,914 USD per year.

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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 Osuigwe
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