Oswa Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Oswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 477 | 1:212,239 | 33,123 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Oswa (111) may also be a first name.
Oswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oswa is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 558,412th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Oswa live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 890,531st most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 111 people.
Oswa is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 212,239. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 34 percent are found, Bicol, where 21 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Oswa
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