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 can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oswere.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswere are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Oswere is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya Oswere is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 91 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 4 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya Oswere occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Oswere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oswere surname is predominantly 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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