Owoshina Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Owoshina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owoshina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoshina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owoshina is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Owoshina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoshina? popularity and diffusion
The last name Owoshina is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Owoshina live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Owoshina is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 56 percent are found and Ogun, where 44 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owosina | 93 | 80 | / |
| Awoshina | 88 | 26 | / |
| Owosinaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Awosina | 80 | 248 | / |
| Owasina | 80 | 8 | / |
| Owosino | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovosina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obashina | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ewashina | 75 | 14 | / |
| Eweshina | 75 | 8 | / |
| Aboshina | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obushina | 75 | 2 | / |
| Avoshina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouwasina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gawosina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aboushina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obasina | 67 | 40 | / |
| Owesino | 67 | 28 | / |
| Obozina | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ewesina | 67 | 7 | / |
| Avosina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awosino | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obusina | 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 Owoshina
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