Oswe Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Oswe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oswe (91) may also be a first name.
Oswe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswe occurs most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oswe is the 1,746,159th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oswe are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oswe is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 81 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 13 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoswe | 89 | 67 | / |
| Oswee | 89 | 6 | / |
| Oswea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oswei | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oswge | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oswue | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oshwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oswhe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ouswe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Osw | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gosswe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Osweed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoiswe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Goswey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Oswa | 75 | 569 | / |
| Osue | 75 | 311 | / |
| Aswe | 75 | 307 | / |
| Eswe | 75 | 118 | / |
| Oswi | 75 | 56 | / |
| Ozwe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Uswe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Osbe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Osjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oxwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oszw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oswj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojsw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hosw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oysw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ossw | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Swett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashwe | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Osbey | 67 | 275 | / |
| Otsue | 67 | 180 | / |
| Oszwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Oshue | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hosue | 67 | 80 | / |
| Esweu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ochwe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Osway | 67 | 24 | / |
| Osver | 67 | 21 | / |
| Asweh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Aswez | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oswai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aswei | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ossue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Osvet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oshwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gosue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eswee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oshbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aswee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aswue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oswii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eswue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aszwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otswi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osvey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osved | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eswea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uswue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eswey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osjue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohsbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osuer | 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 Oswe
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