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

Kosoko occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosoko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,047th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,671,072 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kosoko reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 557,860th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 255 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,031 people, or 1 in 43,945. In Nigeria Kosoko is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 58 percent reside, Ogun, where 20 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Kosoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kosoko surname is principally Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Kosoko last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the 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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