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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswan? popularity and diffusion
Oswan is the 1,148,257th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oswan live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oswan is also the 818,356th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 129 people.
The last name Oswan is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya Oswan is most common in: Busia County, where 95 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside and Embu County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.
Oswan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Oswan 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
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- 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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