Oswere Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Oswere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 93 | 1:496,558 | 25,459 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Oswere Demographics
Oswere Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oswere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswere occurs most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oswere.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswere? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,849,867th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswere live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 91 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 4 percent live and Migori County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya Oswere occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Oswere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otswere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oswerei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oisewere | 86 | 9 | / |
| Osuere | 83 | 201 | / |
| Oswera | 83 | 65 | / |
| Osweri | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ozwere | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aswere | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oswore | 83 | 1 | / |
| Esweire | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atswere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Osberey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Eshwere | 77 | 0 | / |
| Aswer | 73 | 713 | / |
| Osber | 73 | 28 | / |
| Osver | 73 | 21 | / |
| Osuer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Otsouere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gosweehr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oswari | 67 | 286 | / |
| Asware | 67 | 222 | / |
| Houswerth | 67 | 36 | / |
| Asweri | 67 | 29 | / |
| Osbery | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ashwer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Asuere | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ozsuer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hosver | 67 | 4 | / |
| Esware | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aswera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ochwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hosber | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hosuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haswer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osbehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haswre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asvere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswirt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osehevire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hottswert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oshber | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oswere
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