Okeshola Surname
Approximately 979 people bear this surname
Okeshola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 934 | 1:189,660 | 11,509 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Okeshola (55) may also be a first name.
Okeshola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okeshola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okeshola is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okeshola? popularity and diffusion
Okeshola is the 367,731st most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Okeshola live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okeshola is also the 1,336,256th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 55 people.
Okeshola is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 934 people, or 1 in 189,660. In Nigeria Okeshola is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 41 percent are found, Ogun, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeishola | 94 | 3 | / |
| Okesholas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Okeashola | 94 | 1 | / |
| Okesshola | 94 | 1 | / |
| Okesola | 93 | 3,500 | / |
| Okechola | 88 | 5 | / |
| Okashola | 88 | 3 | / |
| Okeasola | 88 | 3 | / |
| Okoshola | 88 | 2 | / |
| Otkesola | 88 | 1 | / |
| O'Kesola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okehsola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Okishola | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akeushola | 82 | 102 | / |
| Akeishola | 82 | 2 | / |
| Akesola | 80 | 8 | / |
| Okosola | 80 | 8 | / |
| Okesela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okesole | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okasola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okisola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekesola | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okesolo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akeusola | 75 | 732 | / |
| Akishola | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ekishola | 75 | 7 | / |
| Okessoule | 71 | 7 | / |
| Okechulau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekisola | 67 | 251 | / |
| Akesolo | 67 | 57 | / |
| Akisola | 67 | 47 | / |
| Okasala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okosolo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okosala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okosela | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okeshola
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