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 surname Okosu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okosu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 504,985th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. The surname is primarily found 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 held first name globally, held by 162 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 57 percent reside, Delta, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Okosu occurs in one country. It is also found 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis