Okosu Surname
Approximately 650 people bear this surname
Okosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 649 | 1:272,947 | 15,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Okosu (162) may also be a first name.
Okosu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okosu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okosu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okosu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 504,985th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okosu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 720,105th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 162 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria Okosu is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 57 percent reside, Delta, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoisu | 91 | 102 | / |
| Okousu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Okotsu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoshu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okossou | 83 | 12 | / |
| Okotshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akosu | 80 | 4,269 | / |
| Okusu | 80 | 2,036 | / |
| Ukosu | 80 | 199 | / |
| Okasu | 80 | 92 | / |
| Okoju | 80 | 48 | / |
| Okozu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Okesu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Okocu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ekosu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okutsu | 73 | 7,921 | / |
| Ekhosu | 73 | 137 | / |
| Akotsu | 73 | 43 | / |
| Okashu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Adkosu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Akousu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akoosu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Akuosu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okkoju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akhosu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Okezou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoesu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okushu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukoju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akosuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akosuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akossu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ukkosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoshu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Askosu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoutshou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akossou | 67 | 1,902 | / |
| Hokushu | 67 | 227 | / |
| Okassou | 67 | 81 | / |
| Okutshu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hokusui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ohkatsu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akousou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okasseu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hokutsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoykoussou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okuodju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okashau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ookatsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokkusu | 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
- 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 Okosu
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