Oswera Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oswera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oswera Last Name Facts

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

Oswera is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Oswera occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswera are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya Oswera is most prevalent in: Homa Bay County, where 80 percent are found, Migori County, where 6 percent are found and Siaya County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswere83100/
Osweri836/
Aswera834/
Oswara831/
Oswero831/
Otsvera7775/
Otswere771/
Ochwera771/
Oswerei771/
Oisewere719/
Essweira711/
Aswara67494/
Eswara67471/
Osuere67201/
Aswira6761/
Asweri6729/
Osbery6727/
Ozwere674/
Oswaro674/
Aswere674/
Asbera674/
Aswero673/
Oswiro671/
Asuera671/
Usbera671/
Aswyra671/

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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
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  • 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 Oswera
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