Osunu Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3751:472,38123,815
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Osunu (25) may also be a first name.

Osunu Last Name Facts

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

Osunu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 760,012th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. Osunu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Osunu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osunu is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 472,381. In Nigeria Osunu is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent are found, Rivers, where 3 percent are found and Edo, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osungu9177/
Hosunu912/
Osaunu911/
Gosunu911/
Hosunnu831/
Ozunu801,392/
Osonu8051/
Asunu8049/
Esunu8035/
Ojunu8021/
Ossounou7716/
Otsounou771/
Ossungou771/
Ousseunu771/
Usungu73216/
Ochunu73109/
Asungu73104/
Ozungu7368/
Husunu7315/
Asumnu7312/
Atsunu7311/
Oshonu738/
Ajounu734/
Osunoe731/
Ushunu731/
Hasunu731/
Essunu731/
Gusunu731/
Ojuneu731/
Usunou731/
Osonnu731/
Ossoungou71200/
Housounou7123/
Oussounou718/
Houssounou6735/
Asoungu6711/
Ashungu6711/
Hossinu674/
Usoungu674/
Hussunu672/
Ezounou672/
Housounnou671/
Esounou671/
Azoungu671/
Achounu671/
Ajjounu671/
Adjounu671/
Oussoumnou671/
Ushungu671/
Gasungu671/
Ajounou671/
Azounou671/
Atshunu671/

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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 Osunu
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