Osuwa Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5491:322,66417,723
Uganda2031:192,31215,644
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
England11:55,718,059489,080

Osuwa (52) may also be a first name.

Osuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osuwa? popularity and diffusion

Osuwa is the 448,561st most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osuwa are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osuwa is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 322,664. In Nigeria Osuwa is primarily found in: Kogi, where 24 percent live, Abia, where 17 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Osuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Osuwa earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osuwat9196/
Osuwah9161/
Osouwa9127/
Oshuwa9113/
Osauwa916/
Osiuwa913/
Osuwai912/
Oszuwa911/
Gosuwa911/
Ousuwa911/
Outsuwa8313/
Osuuwah831/
Hoszuwa831/
Osuwaya831/
Asuwa801,309/
Usuwa80617/
Esuwa80218/
Osuba80148/
Osuwe80128/
Ozuwa80119/
Osuwo8081/
Ojuwa8070/
Ocuwa8013/
Osuva801/
Oussouwa7711/
Goshuway770/
Ochuwa73217/
Ozouwa73168/
Usuwah7369/
Ashuwa7347/
Eshuwa7334/
Ojuwai7333/
Osoway7324/
Osueva7323/
Oshiwa7320/
Usouwa7313/
Ocuwai7310/
Osubau737/
Asuwai735/
Oziuwa735/
Asouwa735/
Ausuwa734/
Gozuwa734/
Usuwha734/
Asauwa734/
Osuiwo733/
Hasuwa733/
Asiuwa732/
Osubai732/
Asuwah732/
Otsuwe731/
Asujwa731/
Orzuwa731/
Usuiwa731/
Ossiwa731/
Useuwa731/
Oshuwe731/
Oosuba731/
Ojuwaa731/
Osauwe731/
Oshueva67188/
Oshoway6740/
Usouwah6712/
Adjouwa6711/
Assouwa677/
Ossoway675/
Odjouwa675/
Achouwa674/
Hossiwa674/
Ochauwa673/
Assuwad672/
Hoshiwa672/
Ozouwga672/
Ojushua672/
Ashuwat672/
Hasuewa671/
Ossouba671/
Oshiewa671/
Ochouwa671/
Hajouwa671/
Hasuwau671/
Ousubai671/
Atshuwa671/
Ashuwai671/
Atsuuwa671/
Asuwaja671/
Husuwad671/
Hasuwad671/
Gasuway670/

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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 Osuwa
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