Oswayo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Oswayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Oswayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oswayo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Oswayo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Oswayo is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owayo91123/
Osway9124/
Oswoyo8381/
Ohwayo833/
Gosway832/
Aswayo831/
Ouwayo831/
Oway80332/
Owayowa7761/
Howay731,736/
Awayo731,453/
Owiyo731,138/
Obayo73604/
Owaye73152/
Esway73144/
Owaya7366/
Osvay7355/
Owayi7333/
Owuyo7333/
Oswai7318/
Asway7316/
Owoyo7312/
Oweyo735/
Ouway733/
Ovayo732/
Oswea732/
Owaay731/
Osbay731/
Oxway731/
Owayz731/
Oswoy731/
O'Way731/
Owahy731/
Obhayo671,307/
Ashway67356/
Oiwaya67250/
Asbayo67204/
Oywaya67194/
Ojwaya67185/
Gasway67161/
Owayet6767/
Aswaya6755/
Osuaya6737/
Aswaye6722/
Gowayi6720/
Gusway6719/
Oyweyo6716/
Eswayi6716/
Uswoyo6715/
Oswojo6713/
Ojuayo6713/
Aswoyo6712/
Osweya6710/
Owauyi679/
Eswayu679/
Husway679/
Oswaii677/
Essway677/
Ohbayo676/
Oowoyo675/
Hasway674/
Oywoyo674/
Gowiyo673/
Hobayo673/
Ozsuay673/
Oowaye673/
Ojwiyo672/
Owoaya672/
Eswaya672/
Ovayos672/
Gawayo672/
Hhoway671/
Hatshwayo671/
Oswiya671/
Owayat671/
Owayez671/
O'Waye671/
Uswaya671/
Gowaye671/
Eswaye671/
Ovayot671/
Oshbay671/
Houway671/
Asuayo671/
Aswayi671/
Aswaiy671/
Owayss671/
Hutshwayo671/
Oubayo671/
Ouwaye671/
Oyuayo671/
Odsuay671/
Hawayo671/
Goswey670/
Osbaye670/

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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 Oswayo
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