Osuwat Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Osuwat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osuwat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda951:410,94025,444
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Osuwat Last Name Facts

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

Osuwat occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osuwat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osuwat is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osuwat live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 410,940. In Uganda Osuwat is mostly found in: Ngora District, where 36 percent live, Soroti District, where 23 percent live and Pallisa District, where 14 percent live. Beside Uganda Osuwat is found in one country. It is also found in Rwanda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osuwa91759/
Osuwah8361/
Osouwa8327/
Oshuwa8313/
Osauwa836/
Osiuwa833/
Esuwat832/
Osuwai832/
Oszuwa831/
Ousuwa831/
Gosuwa831/
Outsuwa7713/
Ashuwat772/
Osuuwah771/
Asuwate771/
Hoszuwa771/
Asuwa731,309/
Osuba73148/
Ozuwa73119/
Osuwo7381/
Ojuwa7370/
Ocuwa7313/
Osuva731/
Oussouwa7111/
Gosuweit711/
Atsuwate711/
Goshuway710/
Ochuwa67217/
Ozouwa67168/
Ashuwa6747/
Ajuwat6737/
Ojuwai6733/
Osoway6724/
Ocuwai6710/
Acuwat678/
Osubau677/
Asuwad675/
Oziuwa675/
Asouwa675/
Asuwai675/
Gozuwa674/
Asauwa674/
Osuiwo673/
Hasuwa673/
Osubai672/
Asuwah672/
Asiuwa672/
Ojuwaa671/
Oosuba671/
Orzuwa671/
Asujwa671/
Asowat671/
Esuvat671/

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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 Osuwat
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