Osumu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Osumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osumu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osumu? popularity and diffusion

Osumu is the 3,730,171st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Osumu live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Osumu is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 74 percent are found and Ekiti, where 26 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshumu91321/
Osoumu912/
Osumou911/
Gosumu911/
Otshumu834/
Asumu8022,449/
Ojumu802,736/
Osomu80159/
Ozumu8080/
Esumu8054/
Usumu8048/
Ocumu803/
Ossoumou7717/
Ousoumou771/
Ashumu73494/
Asumau7388/
Oshimu7368/
Hasumu7334/
Ozumut7320/
Asumus7319/
Assumu7318/
Ochumu736/
Asuemu736/
Asumou735/
Usumau733/
Usumup733/
Asumgu733/
Ojoumu733/
Ojeumu733/
Oshomu732/
Usumus732/
Gasumu732/
Ozuemu731/
Ozumgu731/
Ozoumu731/
Ojumut731/
Oussoumou711/
Hashumu6790/
Asoumou679/
Asumahu677/
Azoumou676/
Hasiumu675/
Acoumou675/
Hasuimu672/
Assumuh672/
Houssoumou672/
Hassumu671/
Husumau671/
Hasumau671/
Gassumu671/
Aasumus671/
Otchumu671/
Uthsumu671/
Goussoumou671/
Ezoumou671/
Ajoumou671/
Asumohu671/
Ochuimu671/

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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 Osumu
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