Okoso Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Okoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Japan1361:940,03219,489
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Okoso (53) may also be a first name.

Okoso Last Name Facts

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

Okoso is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okoso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 337,484th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Okoso reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okoso is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name globally, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Apart from Ghana Okoso occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Japan, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okosso9157/
Okosod9111/
Okosho918/
Ohkoso911/
Okosoh911/
Okuoso911/
Ookoso911/
Okossou8312/
Okhotso836/
Ockosso831/
Okoisho831/
Gokosso831/
Akoso801,216/
Okojo80622/
Okosa80581/
Okaso80289/
Ekoso80165/
Ukoso80112/
Okeso8040/
Okuso8034/
Okozo8012/
Okoco802/
Ekosso732,287/
Akosso73847/
Okooza73233/
Ekoiso73112/
Hokuso7376/
Okosia7354/
Okosha7341/
Okhaso7338/
Okocho7331/
Okesoy7319/
Ekosio7318/
Okosah7317/
Akosio7316/
Okossa7311/
Okojoh7310/
Ukosoh739/
Okuosa738/
Oscoso737/
Okauso735/
Akoeso735/
Akoiso734/
Okojjo733/
Okeeso733/
Okkosa733/
Okousa732/
Ocosio732/
Okoizo732/
Okodjo732/
Okosaa732/
Hokoco731/
Okojas731/
Akosoa731/
Okozoh731/
Okaeso731/
Ocoiso731/
Ekooso731/
Okojoo731/
Okojot731/
Okasoa731/
Okoojo731/
Akosho731/
Okojuo731/
Okesoh731/
Okouco731/
Ukosoa731/
Akosco731/
Ookojo731/
Okouzo731/
Okoutshou711/
Gakosso672,226/
Akossou671,902/
Akoesso671,591/
Okassou6781/
Okoussa6726/
Okkasoz6711/
Okoozah679/
Okoocha675/
Okotcho673/
Akossoh672/
Ekossoh672/
Hokosha671/
Okuosha671/
Okochas671/
Hoykoussou671/
Hokotsa671/
Oukasso671/
Oukhosa671/
Oukossa671/
Okoossa671/
Okoudjo671/
Okousia671/
Akotsho671/
Akousou671/

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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 Okoso
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