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
Oswan occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,148,257th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oswan are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 818,356th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 129 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya Oswan is primarily found in: Busia County, where 95 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live and Embu County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya Oswan exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.
Oswan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oswan last name is chiefly 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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