Okosisi Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Okosisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okosisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3091:573,27827,744
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okosisi (26) may also be a first name.

Okosisi Last Name Facts

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

Okosisi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okosisi? popularity and diffusion

Okosisi is the 855,216th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Okosisi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okosisi live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okosisi is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 573,278. In Nigeria Okosisi is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 25 percent reside, Abia, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Okosisi is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoshishi881/
Okosesi8678/
Okesisi867/
Okosije7167/
Ekasisi711/
Okashise671/
Okusisha671/
Akasigi5716/
Ekasici571/
Akassaissai561/
Okashige5319/
Akagishi535/
Akatcisi531/
Akashici531/
Akodjissi501/
Akassisse501/

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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 Okosisi
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