Owosho Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Owosho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 716 | 1:247,406 | 14,328 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Owosho (30) may also be a first name.
Owosho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owosho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owosho is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Owosho.
How Common Is The Last Name Owosho? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 457,199th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. The last name Owosho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Owosho are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 30 people.
The last name Owosho is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 716 people, or 1 in 247,406. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 37 percent are found, Osun, where 13 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoosho | 92 | 30 | / |
| Owoisho | 92 | 9 | / |
| Owoesho | 92 | 8 | / |
| Owoso | 91 | 1,385 | / |
| Owocho | 83 | 188 | / |
| Owhoso | 83 | 97 | / |
| Awosho | 83 | 78 | / |
| Owosso | 83 | 64 | / |
| Owooso | 83 | 45 | / |
| Owoeso | 83 | 16 | / |
| Ewosho | 83 | 9 | / |
| Owoiso | 83 | 7 | / |
| Owesho | 83 | 7 | / |
| Owosoo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Owosoh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Owuoso | 83 | 3 | / |
| Owusho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oowoso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoicho | 77 | 7,892 | / |
| Ewuosho | 77 | 298 | / |
| Owossou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ewousho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Owochoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Awuosho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oiwocho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owehsho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehwosho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoso | 73 | 597 | / |
| Oboso | 73 | 141 | / |
| Ewoso | 73 | 116 | / |
| Owosa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Uwoso | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ovoso | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owoussou | 71 | 483 | / |
| Oowoicho | 71 | 4 | / |
| Owoichoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ewuoso | 67 | 472 | / |
| Obosso | 67 | 271 | / |
| Awosso | 67 | 69 | / |
| Auwoso | 67 | 38 | / |
| Owossa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Owacho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awosio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obosha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owocha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovocho | 67 | 13 | / |
| Obuoso | 67 | 9 | / |
| Obosio | 67 | 8 | / |
| Awuoso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owesha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Obhoso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obosoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awocho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obosou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owusah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewooso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abosho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owucho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awosou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohboso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewesho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awooso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awosuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewosso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owozoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojboso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owosia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abooso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawoso | 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 Owosho
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