Owosanu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owosanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owosenu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Obasanu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Awosenu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ewesanu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Awossannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awasanau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Obashanu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awasangu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awasianu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avosanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweshanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Avossanou | 63 | 37 | / |
| Awossenou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Awuissanou | 59 | 4 | / |
| Awossounou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Avossannou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Avasanu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Awojonu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Avosenu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Obasionu | 53 | 10 | / |
| Obazuonu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Avosonou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Avosenou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Avossonou | 50 | 76 | / |
| Avassanou | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Owosanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis