Oswi Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Oswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oswi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oswi (14) may also be a first name.

Oswi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oswi is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oswi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oswi is the 2,580,327th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Oswi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Oswi reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,669,185. In Iran Oswi is most common in: Kermanshah Province, where 30 percent reside, Qom Province, where 20 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oswai8918/
Oswei892/
Oswii892/
Oswui891/
Otswi891/
Oswich805/
Oswa75569/
Aswi75247/
Oswe75110/
Eswi7579/
Uswi7542/
Osbi7515/
Osui7514/
Osvi753/
Oswj751/
Goshwai731/
Otsui67564/
Uswii67118/
Oszwa6797/
Hoswe6767/
Haswi6763/
Ashwi6739/
Aswai6729/
Hosbi6727/
Gosvi6726/
Osway6724/
Ochwi6721/
Aswei6716/
Osvai6713/
Hosui6713/
Ossui6711/
Oshui6711/
Eswai677/
Eshwi676/
Oswee676/
Oshwa675/
Asswi674/
Oswue672/
Oswea672/
Ousbi672/
Oswge672/
Ouswe671/
Osbui671/
Ojswa671/
Aaswi671/
Hoswa671/
Oswhe671/
Esswi671/
Oswyo671/
Oysui671/
Ousui671/
Aswie671/
Eswii671/
Osswa671/
Oswoy671/
Oshwe671/
Hosswith670/

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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 Oswi
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