Oswea Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Oswea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Oswea (3) may also be a first name.
Oswea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oswea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oswea is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oswea? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Oswea is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oswea reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oswea is also the 7,463,778th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 3 people.
The surname Oswea is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osweya | 91 | 10 | / |
| Oswa | 89 | 569 | / |
| Oswe | 89 | 110 | / |
| Oswieja | 83 | 42 | / |
| Oszwa | 80 | 97 | / |
| Hoswe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Oswah | 80 | 30 | / |
| Osway | 80 | 24 | / |
| Oswai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Oswee | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oshwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Otswa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oswge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oswue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oswei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Osswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oshwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oswhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aswea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouswe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osbea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Osvea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eswea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoszwa | 73 | 60 | / |
| Gosswe | 73 | 39 | / |
| Hoshwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oswayo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oswaat | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oswaii | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oswaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gosway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oswatd | 73 | 2 | / |
| Asweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Usweya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Asweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oszwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osouea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osweii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osweed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oswast | 73 | 0 | / |
| Goswey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Osbowe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoiswe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aswa | 67 | 2,108 | / |
| Osua | 67 | 655 | / |
| Osue | 67 | 311 | / |
| Aswe | 67 | 307 | / |
| Uswa | 67 | 208 | / |
| Eswa | 67 | 196 | / |
| Eswe | 67 | 118 | / |
| Oswi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Osvieja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ozwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uswe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Osva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ochweya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Osbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oswatch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouswass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oxwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goshwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozswath | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Swett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Outshwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oswj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oxwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osswath | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oswea
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis