Oswede Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Oswede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oswede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oswede is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswede? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oswede is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Oswede occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswede reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Oswede occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owede91811/
Owhede8326/
Oweide8319/
Osuede8313/
Owedei837/
Osweda834/
Oswedi833/
Owedie832/
Aswede831/
Howede831/
Oweidei7712/
Ohweide774/
Esweide772/
Oshwade772/
Osbeide772/
Atswede771/
O'Weide771/
Owhetde771/
Owiedei771/
Hoswade770/
Oweda73499/
Awede73480/
Obede73382/
Ovede7351/
Owide7338/
Owedi7310/
Owheideh711/
Oweida678,907/
Ovedje671,870/
Ovedhe67632/
Obedei67228/
Osuide67194/
Howedy67183/
Osuedi67175/
Obeide67105/
Oviede6774/
Usuede6737/
Obedea6735/
Ovedge6733/
Ovejde6717/
Aswedi6715/
Ovedie6714/
Oweidi6713/
Aswade6712/
Hawede6711/
Oswadi6710/
Oveide679/
Aweide679/
Eswedi676/
Osvade675/
Howedi674/
Obeade674/
Owheda674/
Awedje673/
Aouede673/
Owider673/
Oweyda672/
Obedeh672/
Howeda672/
Gowedy672/
Oveder671/
Eswade671/
Oubede671/
Oswady671/
Obedey671/
Govede671/
Owedio671/
Awuede671/
Ovedeh671/
Esuede671/
Ovedej671/
Eswedy671/
Owieda671/
Ouvede671/
Owhedi671/
Aweade671/
Obejde671/
Ovedey671/
Awedes671/
Aweîde671/
Owedhi671/
Ovedde671/
Asuede671/
Oweeda671/
Hovede670/
Howide670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Oswede
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis