Okossi Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Okossi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okossi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5431:19,0342,548
Ivory Coast851:271,42610,543
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Okossi (111) may also be a first name.

Okossi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okossi is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Okossi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okossi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 503,100th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Okossi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 890,531st most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 111 people.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 19,034. In Benin Okossi is most common in: Borgou Department, where 96 percent reside, Donga Department, where 1 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoossi9215/
Hokossi926/
Okosi912,066/
Goukossi8615/
Okoshi8319,136/
Akossi831,890/
Okoosi83469/
Ekossi8339/
Okoisi8323/
Okassi8316/
Okossa8311/
Okosie839/
Okessi835/
Okousi833/
Okosji832/
Oukosi832/
Okuosi832/
Okosei831/
Okodsi831/
Okosse831/
Okossy831/
Oukassi77382/
Akoussi77356/
Hokoshi77335/
Okotshi7789/
Okhuosi7787/
Ohkoshi7762/
Akoissi7737/
Okoussa7726/
Okassie7722/
Ookoshi778/
Akoessi778/
Hakossi775/
Hokessi772/
Oikoshi771/
Okoshie771/
Okosiea771/
Oukossa771/
Okoossa771/
Okoshio771/
Okousse771/
Ekoussi771/
Akossei771/
Akoïssi771/
Aekossi771/
Okoisis771/
Ockoshi771/
Okusi73979/
Okose73706/
Okosa73581/
Okasi73432/
Akosi73329/
Ekosi73184/
Okesi73141/
Ákosi7382/
Okoci7336/
Ukosi7318/
Okosy7314/
Okoši732/
Ocosi731/
Hokoishi713/
Houkassi712/
Akkoussi712/
Houkessi711/
Hokoussa711/
O'Kassis711/
Oukkassi711/
Ekassi672,775/
Akoshi671,026/
Akosse67497/
Akassi67468/
Akhosi67387/
Ekessi67321/
Okassa67320/
Okashi67305/
Okushi67256/
Okoise67189/
Okasse67166/
Akessi67165/
Okusei67135/
Ekosse6794/
Akossy6745/
Acossi6742/
Okosha6741/
Ukoshi6740/
Okesei6737/
Hakosi6736/
Ekoshi6734/
Okuose6722/
Okoose6721/
Ákossy6721/
Okesse6719/
Okeshi6718/
Ozkose6717/
Okoshe6714/
Akossa6713/
Okusai6713/
Oukasi6713/
Okesie6712/
Okasai6712/
Okoseh6710/
Okasei6710/
Okeusi679/
Okuosa678/
Occosi678/
Okasie677/
Ockasi677/
Hukosi676/
Akosie675/
Oqassi674/
Ekosie674/
Ekossy674/
Okkosa673/
Gokasi672/
Okosaa672/
Akoisi672/
Okousa672/
Okoese672/
Okuozi672/
Okussa672/
Okeesi672/
Ocosie671/
Ukussi671/
Okosee671/
Okases671/
Okuisi671/
Okohse671/
Akuosi671/
Okhoci671/
Hokesi671/
Okesai671/
Gakosi671/
Akkosi671/
Akossé671/
Akousi671/
Ecossi671/
Okausi671/
Okgasi671/
Okhusi671/
Akoosi671/
Okosyt671/
Ukosit671/

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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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  • 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 Okossi
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