Oswad Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Oswad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Oswad (67) may also be a first name.
Oswad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswad occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oswad reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Oswad is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 67 people.
The surname Oswad is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 59 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaid | 91 | 7 | / |
| Oswatd | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aswad | 80 | 39,155 | / |
| Oswat | 80 | 6 | / |
| Eswad | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uswad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osvad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aswaid | 73 | 451 | / |
| Oswood | 73 | 214 | / |
| Asswad | 73 | 50 | / |
| Eswaid | 73 | 23 | / |
| Aswads | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ashwad | 73 | 17 | / |
| Oswaat | 73 | 10 | / |
| Haswad | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aswadh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Oswath | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oswatt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aswaad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Esswad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ossvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aswadt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswast | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ochwadt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oswatch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashwadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswatte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozswath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ashwahd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswaadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huswaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoswood | 67 | 0 | / |
| Osswath | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oswad
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis