Oswago Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oswago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5161:30,4623,349
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Oswago (114) may also be a first name.

Oswago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oswago is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswago? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,661st most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,520,810 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswago are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 877,214th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 114 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,516 people, or 1 in 30,462. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent live, Migori County, where 17 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Oswago Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oswago surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswaggo921/
Oswaga8396/
Aswago8371/
Oswego8311/
Osuago832/
Oswasgau712/
Eswaga67163/
Osuaga677/
Aswaga672/
Aswego670/
Gaswaga6251/
Osuogho621/
Ochuago621/
Aswanga621/
Osuogoh621/
Osuayga621/
Gaswagga571/
Gaswaaga571/
Asuaga50178/
Usuaga5051/
Azuogo5018/
Asbaga504/
Ozuaga503/
Asuego502/
Azwaga501/
Esuaga501/
Aswoga501/
Uzuogo501/

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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 Oswago
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