Osung Surname
Approximately 3,335 people bear this surname
Osung Surname User-submission:
The Osung surname comes from the name of the founder of the present Oro nation in Akwa Ibom state, southern Nigeria.
Osung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,317 | 1:53,405 | 4,078 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Osung (299) may also be a first name.
Osung Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Osung surname comes from the name of the founder of the present Oro nation in Akwa Ibom state, southern Nigeria.
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Where Does The Last Name Osung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Osung is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Osung? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 134,911th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,185,171 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osung live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 509,704th most prevalent first name globally, held by 299 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,317 people, or 1 in 53,405. In Nigeria Osung is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 86 percent reside, Cross River, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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