Uosu Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1891:937,26340,304
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Uosu (73) may also be a first name.

Uosu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uosu (Hindi: उज़्ऒस्उयिउइ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Uosu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uosu is the 1,218,745th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. Uosu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Uosu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held first name globally, held by 73 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 937,263. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 68 percent live, Taraba, where 17 percent live and Nasarawa, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uosuu896/
Wuosu894/
Uotsu891/
Huosu891/
Osu8610,471/
Uossou802/
Ouhosu801/
Otsu7537,646/
Bosu7518,857/
Gosu754,510/
Wosu754,193/
Hosu754,121/
Uozu75833/
Ossu75608/
Osuh75409/
Osou75328/
Oisu75288/
Oshu75280/
Ousu75261/
Osuu75189/
Ausu75114/
Osup7568/
Osau7542/
Oosu7538/
Osut7536/
Oseu7534/
Odsu7531/
Osuz7530/
Osiu7529/
Ozsu7528/
Vosu7526/
Oysu7516/
Osui7514/
Osud7513/
Osus7511/
Osju7510/
Osuj758/
Ohsu757/
Eusu754/
Uasu753/
Oscu753/
Osuy752/
Osgu752/
Șosu751/
Osux751/
Uoxu751/
Huoshui733/
Huossou731/
Goshu6727,474/
Osuch677,080/
Bossu673,877/
Auzou671,603/
Ossou671,135/
Hossu671,057/
Bosau67996/
Boshu67676/
Boseu67569/
Otsui67564/
Gosau67328/
Ouzou67269/
Gousu67256/
Otsus67216/
Ohtsu67194/
Gozsu67108/
Bosou6794/
Hausu6792/
Osoud6791/
Goosu6789/
Oysuz6788/
Otsup6785/
Hoszu6763/
Wuasu6750/
Bozsu6742/
Housu6741/
Osust6736/
Wosau6732/
Aussu6730/
Oitsu6730/
Hoshu6727/
Bousu6726/
Boosu6722/
Hotsu6722/
Aushu6721/
Ousou6721/
Ossau6720/
Ozsus6720/
Osuha6718/
Goysu6718/
Ozsut6716/
Hosui6713/
Huasu6712/
Otsuz6712/
Osseu6712/
Voosu6711/
Vosus6711/
Ossui6711/
Oshui6711/
Oussu6710/
Whosu6710/
Osuij6710/
Hoseu6710/
Oscou679/
Vosou679/
Gossu678/
Ausup678/
Ousup678/
Vausu677/
Oshus677/
Hosou676/
Hosup676/
Woshu676/
Oszup676/
Osoup675/
Oujou675/
Vodsu674/
Osohu674/
Wosuh674/
Woosu674/
Osahu674/
Șosiu674/
Odsup674/
Hosus673/
Osaud673/
Votsu673/
Wotsu673/
Boisu673/
Woisu673/
Wossu673/
Auszu673/
Osheu673/
Ausou673/
Bosuj673/
Vousu672/
Ausau672/
Hosuh672/
Ousut672/
Wousu672/
Otsuh672/
Ausus672/
Gosou672/
Vosiu672/
Oszut672/
Oosuh672/
Osssu671/
Oshau671/
Oodsu671/
Hwosu671/
Hosud671/
Hosuy671/
Gosuu671/
Osuua671/
Osujı671/
Oshou671/
Gosuh671/
Oshuu671/
Wwosu671/
Hoşsu671/
Ooshu671/
Ossut671/
Vosud671/
Ausut671/
Ousui671/
Ousus671/
Ossus671/
Eusau671/
Wosiu671/
Oushu671/
Oxsuh671/
Oshux671/
Oysui671/
Uasui671/
Huoju671/
Hosau671/
Hosiu671/

Uosu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uosu in the Hindi language
उज़्ऒस्उयिउइuzosuyi'u'i-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Uosu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis