Okosa Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4101:432,05622,278
Uganda681:574,10731,082
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England141:3,979,861125,553
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Okosa (26) may also be a first name.

Okosa Last Name Facts

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

Okosa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 549,848th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. Okosa is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Okosa reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okosa is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The surname Okosa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 432,056. In Nigeria Okosa is most common in: Lagos, where 27 percent reside, Abia, where 11 percent reside and Delta, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Okosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okosa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Okosa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okosia9154/
Okosha9141/
Okosah9117/
Okossa9111/
Okuosa918/
Okkosa913/
Okosaa912/
Okousa912/
Okoussa8326/
Okuosha831/
Okosiea831/
Hokotsa831/
Oukhosa831/
Oukossa831/
Okoossa831/
Okousia831/
Hokosha831/
Okusa803,927/
Akosa802,986/
Okosi802,066/
Okasa801,537/
Okoso801,091/
Okose80706/
Okoja80177/
Ekosa80134/
Okesa8076/
Okoza8046/
Ukosa8017/
Okosy8014/
Ocosa8010/
Okoca805/
Hokoussa771/
Okasha7347,666/
Okoshi7319,136/
Akosah734,882/
Okossi73653/
Okoosi73469/
Hokoza73398/
Okusia73336/
Okassa73320/
Okooza73233/
Okoise73189/
Okasia73125/
Ukhosa7386/
Okosso7357/
Okesha7347/
Okoisi7323/
Okuose7322/
Okoose7321/
Ozkose7317/
Okoshe7314/
Akossa7313/
Okusai7313/
Okasai7312/
Okosod7311/
Okahsa7311/
Okasah7310/
Okoseh7310/
Okosie739/
Akosat738/
Okosho738/
Hakosa736/
Oukusa736/
Akosha736/
Okusah736/
Okaasa735/
Okessa735/
Akosia735/
Okohca734/
Akousa734/
Okousi733/
Okosji732/
Oukosi732/
Okoese732/
Okusha732/
Okussa732/
Okocia732/
Okuosi732/
Okutsa732/
Ekossa732/
Okocza731/
Acoosa731/
Askosa731/
Okosee731/
Ookoso731/
Ukosoa731/
Okojas731/
Ukosah731/
Okosei731/
Okohse731/
Okuoso731/
Okoija731/
Oukasa731/
Okodja731/
Okodsi731/
Okojea731/
Okasoa731/
Okesai731/
Okusat731/
Okosoh731/
Okosse731/
Okossy731/
Oekesa731/
Ekosah731/
Akosga731/
Okhasa731/
Okosyt731/
Ohkoso731/
Akosoa731/
Hokoshi67335/
Oukasha67214/
Akoussa67172/
Oukassa67140/
Okotshi6789/
Okhuosi6787/
Ohkoshi6762/
Aïkossa6755/
Okatsha6749/
Gokkose6741/
Okashah6735/
Akoshat6732/
Okaasai6724/
Okhocha6721/
Okoossi6715/
Okossou6712/
Okusaya6712/
Akoutsa6712/
Akoissa6710/
Okoozah679/
Okashaa679/
Ookoshi678/
Ozkasap676/
Okusaja676/
Okoiseh676/
Okhotso676/
Hokossi676/
Okascha676/
Okoocha675/
Akossay675/
Okkasia674/
Akousah674/
Okhotse673/
Hokusai672/
Oikoshi671/
Hokasha671/
Hokozah671/
Gokasai671/
Okoshie671/
Okohcis671/
Okochas671/
Ockocha671/
Okashau671/
Oukouja671/
Okasaai671/
Okhasas671/
Okoshio671/
Okotshe671/
Okousse671/
Gokosso671/
Ekoussa671/
Ekoshah671/
Akousha671/
Okoisis671/
Okhassa671/
Ogkocha671/
Okessah671/
Okoushe671/
Okohcha671/
Okoicha671/
Okoisho671/
Okojcha671/
Oukodja671/
Ockoshi671/
Ockosso671/

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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
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  • 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 Okosa
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