Oswana Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Oswana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 262 | 1:176,259 | 13,309 |
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
Oswana (26) may also be a first name.
Oswana Demographics
Oswana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oswana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswana is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oswana.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 830,559th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswana reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 176,259. In Kenya Oswana is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 39 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 32 percent live and Busia County, where 27 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live.
Oswana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Oswana surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aswana | 83 | 150 | / |
| Uswana | 83 | 43 | / |
| Oswani | 83 | 21 | / |
| Osuana | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oswano | 83 | 2 | / |
| Eswana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oswane | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oswany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uswanas | 77 | 212 | / |
| Aswanah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Osuanah | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hoswani | 77 | 7 | / |
| Uswanah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Goswane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oswanyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Haswana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Osvanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ashwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ushwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uswanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osuanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oswanii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aswanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haswanah | 71 | 23 | / |
| O'Shwani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Goswanhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouswani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hotswane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aswani | 67 | 12,781 | / |
| Aswany | 67 | 829 | / |
| Uswani | 67 | 97 | / |
| Esuana | 67 | 83 | / |
| Esvana | 67 | 37 | / |
| Asbana | 67 | 27 | / |
| Osuona | 67 | 25 | / |
| Oswony | 67 | 13 | / |
| Usuana | 67 | 9 | / |
| Asuana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ozuana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Asvana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aswano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aswane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osvani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osuane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uswane | 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 Oswana
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