Osure Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Osure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4041:114,3079,708
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Osure (11) may also be a first name.

Osure Last Name Facts

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

Osure occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osure? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 681,965th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. Osure is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Osure are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name Osure is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 114,307. In Kenya Osure is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 30 percent reside, Siaya County, where 28 percent reside and Migori County, where 22 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Osure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Osure last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hosure91380/
Osuere91201/
Osuret9151/
Osurhe9116/
Osutre9113/
Osiure914/
Osures913/
Osurge911/
Gosure911/
Osureh911/
Osurer911/
Osur89228/
Ozsurer8328/
Osurhie831/
Ousoure831/
O'Suire831/
Hosur8011,655/
Osore805,985/
Osuri802,205/
Oseur80552/
Osura80219/
Asure80200/
Oshur80151/
Ojure80115/
Ocure8078/
Esure8051/
Gosur8028/
Otsur8013/
Ozure807/
Ossur806/
Osuur804/
Usure802/
Oscur802/
Osiur801/
Osury801/
Osaur801/
Osurp801/
Hasure731,335/
Adsure73860/
Hosuri73233/
Assure73201/
Hotsur73140/
Esuire73116/
Ozcure7378/
Oshore7365/
Asurey7353/
Goshur7340/
Osuroi7330/
Asures7327/
Gasure7324/
Hossur7323/
Oshura7323/
Ashure7316/
Asutre7316/
Oscuri7315/
Husure7314/
Asurez7314/
Hosore7313/
Asurer7312/
Usures7312/
Hosgur7311/
Asuere7311/
Osurio7311/
Osurit7310/
Ossura739/
Hesure739/
Osoore738/
Oosuri737/
Osauri737/
Ocurei737/
Atsure736/
Osorie736/
Asurei736/
Azoure735/
Ochure735/
Hoshur734/
Ozoure734/
Asiure734/
Ozsura734/
Ajoure733/
Osorea733/
Ossuri733/
Asuire733/
Asuure733/
Ossore733/
Housur732/
Hojure732/
Gosuri732/
Asaure732/
Ossire732/
Oshire732/
Ushure732/
Asuret732/
Asurre732/
Acoure732/
Oseurr732/
Osuuri731/
Esuree731/
Aasure731/
Osoura731/
Osouri731/
Hosury731/
Osurii731/
Ozgure731/
Ossour731/
Osaura731/
Usuree731/
Ezoure731/
Esaure731/
Osorey731/
Osiuri731/
Asureh731/
Uzoure731/
Osuris731/
Ousura731/
Oxshur730/
Oxaure730/
Houshoure710/
Asur6713,423/
Osor672,467/
Ojur672,283/
Gushure67269/
Hosoura67157/
Oussour67156/
Ousseur67131/
Ozur67123/
Hoshour67100/
Housour6794/
Achoure6782/
Ushurhe6765/
Ocur6738/
Goshuri6734/
Odjurhe6716/
Assurie6715/
Assurei6714/
Odjuhre6710/
Ošur678/
Aadsure677/
Assurey676/
Aussure675/
Ossourd675/
Ossiere675/
Ossoura675/
O'shura673/
Hossour672/
Assoure672/
Assured671/
Ossurio671/
Hausure671/
Hossuri671/
Gusgure671/
Aassure671/
Aajoure671/
Asuresh671/
Oshirie671/
Ashaure671/
Hosiura671/
Osgouri671/
Oshchur671/
Oscurhi671/
Gassure671/
Gosouri671/
Asurrey671/
Asiurei671/
Ossoreh671/
Oshoore671/
Gashure671/
Ozoures671/
Ussoure671/
Gusuree671/
Ausures670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osure
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