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

The last name Oswera occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswera? popularity and diffusion

Oswera is the 2,372,517th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Homa Bay County, where 80 percent live, Migori County, where 6 percent live and Siaya County, where 6 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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
  • 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 Oswera
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