Owosela Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owosela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owosela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Owosela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Owosela occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owosela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owosela is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Owosela live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Owosela is most common in: Ondo, where 67 percent are found, Kaduna, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Owosela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owosela are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Owosela earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 115.89% more than the national average, earning $93,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owoshela934/
Owoseila933/
Owosola8626/
Owoseli869/
Awosela867/
Owosele862/
Owojela861/
Owoselo861/
Awoshela8014/
Owoseeli805/
Owosheli801/
Awoseila801/
Owoshele801/
Owossola801/
Awosola71760/
Owosile7142/
Obosele719/
Awosele714/
Awosala712/
Awosely711/
Awoshola67106/
Govozela6750/
Owoshile6717/
Owassila671/
Govusela671/
Awosalya671/
Obaseila671/

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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 Owosela
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