Oswani Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oswani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India51:153,413,076951,030
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oswani (15) may also be a first name.

Oswani Last Name Facts

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

Oswani is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Oswani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Oswani occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Oswani reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kaberamaido District, where 58 percent live, Tororo District, where 25 percent live and Adjumani District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoswani927/
Oswanii921/
O'Shwani863/
Gouswani861/
Aswani8312,781/
Oswana83333/
Oswane832/
Osvani832/
Oswany831/
Ashwani77661/
Haswani77445/
Aaswani7748/
Aswayni7722/
Asswani7718/
Aswaani775/
Aswanei774/
Oswanyo774/
Goswane774/
Ozwanyi772/
Aswangi771/
Aswanie771/
Oswonyi771/
Osuanyi771/
Aswwani771/
Aswaini771/
Ahswani771/
Hashwani71241/
Goshuani7186/
Hasswani7167/
Haswanie7113/
Ochwanyi7112/
Housbani715/
Goshvani712/
Goswanhy711/
Ashwaini711/
Haswanyi711/
Hotswane711/
Ashwayni711/
Hosvaniz711/
Aashwani711/
Gousvani711/
Asvani671,389/
Aswany67829/
Aswana67150/
Oswony6713/
Osuana674/
Aswane672/
Osuane671/

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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 Oswani
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