Owoseni Surname

43,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Owoseni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owoseni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,8491:14,9501,475
England1121:497,48331,781
United States511:7,107,038327,397
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Owoseni (816) may also be a first name.

Owoseni Last Name Facts

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

Owoseni is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owoseni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,279th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 605,882 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owoseni reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 286,135th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 816 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11,849 people, or 1 in 14,950. In Nigeria Owoseni is most common in: Ekiti, where 19 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ondo, where 15 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Owoseni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (74%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Owoseni surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Owoseni earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning $34,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Owooseni938/
Oowoseni937/
Owosenid933/
Owosieni932/
Owosenyi931/
Owosenii931/
Owosenit931/
Awoseni8625/
Owosene8610/
Owosini864/
Owaseni861/
Owoseny861/
Owoisene803/
Owosiene801/
Owosenje801/
Owosine712/
Avoseni711/
Ohwojene6739/
Owhojene671/

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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 Owoseni
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