Okosso Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Okosso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Okosso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okosso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okosso is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Okosso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okosso? popularity and diffusion
Okosso is the 2,555,468th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okosso live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Okosso is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 56 percent reside, South Region, where 40 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Okosso is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 7 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okossou | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ockosso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gokosso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Okoso | 91 | 1,091 | / |
| Ekosso | 83 | 2,287 | / |
| Akosso | 83 | 847 | / |
| Okosod | 83 | 11 | / |
| Okossa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Okosho | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ohkoso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okosoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okuoso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ookoso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gakosso | 77 | 2,226 | / |
| Akossou | 77 | 1,902 | / |
| Akoesso | 77 | 1,591 | / |
| Okassou | 77 | 81 | / |
| Okoussa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Okhotso | 77 | 6 | / |
| Akossoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ekossoh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oukasso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oukossa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoossa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okoisho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoykoussou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Akoso | 73 | 1,216 | / |
| Okosa | 73 | 581 | / |
| Okaso | 73 | 289 | / |
| Ekoso | 73 | 165 | / |
| Ukoso | 73 | 112 | / |
| Okeso | 73 | 40 | / |
| Okuso | 73 | 34 | / |
| Oukassou | 71 | 1,835 | / |
| Gackosso | 71 | 199 | / |
| Ekoussou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Akoessou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hokoussa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoussou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoissou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okassa | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ekoiso | 67 | 112 | / |
| Hokuso | 67 | 76 | / |
| Okosia | 67 | 54 | / |
| Akasso | 67 | 48 | / |
| Okosha | 67 | 41 | / |
| Okhaso | 67 | 38 | / |
| Okocho | 67 | 31 | / |
| Okesoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ekosio | 67 | 18 | / |
| Okosah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Akosio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akesso | 67 | 16 | / |
| Akossa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ukosoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Okuosa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oscoso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Okessa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okauso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akoeso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akoiso | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okkosa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okeeso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okoizo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akusso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocosio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okosaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okousa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Okussa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekossa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akosoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akosho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haïkousso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okesoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukosoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougkassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okasoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okoutshou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocoiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekooso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Acosso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okaeso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okozoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okosso
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