Oyesanwo Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyesanwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Oyesanwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3011:588,51428,350
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oyesanwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyesanwo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyesanwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyesanwo is the 872,430th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oyesanwo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oyesanwo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 588,514. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 48 percent live, Lagos, where 38 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria Oyesanwo occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oysanwo933/
Ayesanwo883/
Aesanwo801/
Ojasanwo7542/
Ayasanwo758/
Ayosanwo752/
Outsanwo751/
Oyasambo634/
Ojasonwo632/
Houesounvo561/
Aysanua5327/
Houessounvo534/
Aysanba531/
Aysanva531/
Oussanba501/
Ijesonwa501/
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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 Oyesanwo
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