Owoseje Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Owoseje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owoseje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoseje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owoseje is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoseje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Owoseje are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria Owoseje is most common in: Ogun, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 32 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoeje | 92 | 11 | / |
| Owosee | 92 | 5 | / |
| Owoseye | 86 | 86 | / |
| Owosejo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Owoseji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owojeje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owoseie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owoeye | 77 | 31,452 | / |
| Owoaje | 77 | 215 | / |
| Awosee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Owaseye | 71 | 466 | / |
| Awoseye | 71 | 183 | / |
| Awosejo | 71 | 177 | / |
| Owoseyi | 71 | 33 | / |
| Owoeeye | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ohwosue | 71 | 12 | / |
| Owooeye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Owwoeye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Awoseji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owuoeye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awosege | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gowoeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oweseye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owosawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhoeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obaseje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owojeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owasheye | 67 | 37 | / |
| Awoosejo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awosheye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Owosheyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owosuiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owhoshie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owoshaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awoshejo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awoseiye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Owoseje
- 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