Okosi Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9381:91,4056,345
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States351:10,355,970420,657
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Okoši (2) are calculated separately.

Okosi (181) may also be a first name.

Okosi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okosi is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Okoši. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,760th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,527,370 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Okosi reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okosi is also the 677,199th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 181 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,938 people, or 1 in 91,405. In Nigeria Okosi is most common in: Bayelsa, where 26 percent live, Cross River, where 14 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Okosi exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Okosi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Okosi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.5% more than the national average, earning $65,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoši932/
Okoshi9119,136/
Okossi91653/
Okoosi91469/
Okoisi9123/
Okosie919/
Okousi913/
Okosji912/
Oukosi912/
Okuosi912/
Okosei911/
Okodsi911/
Hokoshi83335/
Okotshi8389/
Okhuosi8387/
Ohkoshi8362/
Okoossi8315/
Ookoshi838/
Hokossi836/
Oikoshi831/
Okoshie831/
Okosiea831/
Okoshio831/
Okoisis831/
Ockoshi831/
Okoji803,296/
Okusi80979/
Okose80706/
Okosa80581/
Okozi80523/
Okasi80432/
Akosi80329/
Ekosi80184/
Okesi80141/
Okogi80140/
Ákosi8082/
Okoci8036/
Ukosi8018/
Okosy8014/
Ocosi801/
Goukossi7715/
Hokoishi773/
Akossi731,890/
Akoshi731,026/
Akhosi73387/
Okashi73305/
Okushi73256/
Okozie73205/
Okoise73189/
Okouzi73150/
Okusei73135/
Okoigi7347/
Okoizi7347/
Okosha7341/
Ukoshi7340/
Ekossi7339/
Okesei7337/
Hakosi7336/
Ekoshi7334/
Okuose7322/
Okoose7321/
Okodji7321/
Okeshi7318/
Okoezi7317/
Ozkose7317/
Okassi7316/
Okoshe7314/
Okusai7313/
Oukasi7313/
Okesie7312/
Okasai7312/
Okossa7311/
Okojih7311/
Okoseh7310/
Okasei7310/
Okeusi739/
Okuosa738/
Occosi738/
Okasie737/
Ockasi737/
Hukosi736/
Okojei736/
Okoije736/
Akosie735/
Okoiji735/
Okessi735/
Ekosie734/
Okouji734/
Okkosa733/
Okohji733/
Gokasi732/
Okosaa732/
Akoisi732/
Okooji732/
Okousa732/
Okoese732/
Okuozi732/
Okeesi732/
Ocosie731/
Okosee731/
Okuisi731/
Okohse731/
Akuosi731/
Okhoci731/
Hokesi731/
Okesai731/
Okosse731/
Okossy731/
Gakosi731/
Akkosi731/
Akousi731/
Okausi731/
Okgasi731/
Okhusi731/
Okoige731/
Akoosi731/
Okosyt731/
Ukosit731/
Hokusei671,841/
Oukassi67382/
Akoussi67356/
Oukashi6772/
Akotshi6767/
Akooshi6766/
Gokkose6741/
Akoissi6737/
Hokushi6731/
Okoussa6726/
Okaasai6724/
Okassie6722/
Akoessi678/
Ukosich677/
Hokaesi676/
Okoiseh676/
Hokusui676/
Hakossi675/
Okuishi675/
Ukoisie674/
Okhotse673/
Okhashi673/
Hokusai672/
Gokashi672/
Okasich672/
Hokessi672/
Haukosi671/
Gokasai671/
Ookushi671/
Okeszie671/
Okuosha671/
Okoezie671/
Okogihe671/
Akuoshi671/
Okohcis671/
Gakoshi671/
Okeshii671/
Okkochi671/
Oukhosa671/
Oukossa671/
Okasaai671/
Okatshi671/
Okoossa671/
Okotshe671/
Okoudzi671/
Okousse671/
Ocoschi671/
Hakoshi671/
Ekoussi671/
Agkousi671/
Akossei671/
Akoïssi671/
Aekossi671/
Aqooshi671/
Okushie671/
Okoushe671/
Hokosha671/
Gokusei671/
Ujkoshi671/

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Footnotes

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