Okosum Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Okosum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Okosum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okosum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Okosum is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okosum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Okosum are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Okosum is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okosun | 83 | 16,080 | / |
| Akosum | 83 | 4 | / |
| Okusum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Okosoun | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hakosum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okosiun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Okodsun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Okosune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hokesum | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oukoussoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okhasume | 71 | 9 | / |
| Okutsume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoson | 67 | 119 | / |
| Akosun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Akasum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akoussoum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akosom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okasun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oukassoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akusum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukouzoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ukusum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okajum | 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 Okosum
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