Oswan Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Oswan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oswan (129) may also be a first name.
Oswan Demographics
Oswan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oswan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswan is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oswan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oswan is the 1,148,257th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Oswan occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oswan reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oswan is also the 818,356th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 129 people.
The surname Oswan is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya Oswan is most numerous in: Busia County, where 95 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found and Embu County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.
Oswan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswain | 91 | 16 | / |
| Oswant | 91 | 8 | / |
| Oswane | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oswang | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oshwang | 83 | 2 | / |
| O'Swain | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aswan | 80 | 8,034 | / |
| Eswan | 80 | 342 | / |
| Osban | 80 | 236 | / |
| Osuan | 80 | 80 | / |
| Uswan | 80 | 25 | / |
| Oswam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Osvan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hosswain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hotswane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashwan | 73 | 149 | / |
| Osuang | 73 | 123 | / |
| Osvand | 73 | 84 | / |
| Haswan | 73 | 81 | / |
| Aswain | 73 | 47 | / |
| Osvank | 73 | 17 | / |
| Osvang | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hosban | 73 | 10 | / |
| Utswan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aswaan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Huswan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hosuan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eszwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aswane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ochwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heswan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oshban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ousban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osbain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eswann | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hozwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asswan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uswane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswoin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hashwan | 67 | 3,415 | / |
| Oeswein | 67 | 197 | / |
| Hasswan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Otsuang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atswuan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Housban | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gousuan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Husswan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hushwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Swaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asweane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oswan
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