Kosoko Surname

107,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kosoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,0311:43,9453,435
Japan1151:1,111,69021,145
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England521:1,071,50151,923
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kosoko (255) may also be a first name.

Kosoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kosoko has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosoko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,047th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,671,072 people. Kosoko is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kosoko are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kosoko is also the 557,860th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 255 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,031 people, or 1 in 43,945. In Nigeria Kosoko is most numerous in: Lagos, where 58 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kosoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kosoko last name is predominantly Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kosoko surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Kosoko earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.75% less than the national average, earning $33,333 USD per year.

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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 Kosoko
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