Okozi Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okozi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okozi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5011:353,57819,069
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okozi (14) may also be a first name.

Okozi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okozi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okozi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 595,654th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name Okozi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okozi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okozi is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 501 people, or 1 in 353,578. In Nigeria Okozi is primarily found in: Delta, where 41 percent live, Edo, where 20 percent live and Plateau, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Okozi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Okozi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okozie91205/
Okouzi91150/
Okoizi9147/
Okoezi9117/
Okuozi912/
Okoudzi831/
Okoezie831/
Okoji803,296/
Okosi802,066/
Okazi80195/
Okogi80140/
Okezi80120/
Akozi8069/
Okuzi8057/
Okoza8046/
Okoci8036/
Okoze8011/
Ukozi801/
Okozy801/
Okoizehi771/
Okezie7323,055/
Okochi7318,523/
Okotsi73532/
Oukazi73516/
Okoosi73469/
Hokoza73398/
Okooza73233/
Okoise73189/
Ocotzi73115/
Okoeze7376/
Okoigi7347/
Okazie7329/
Okoisi7323/
Okodji7321/
Akozai7319/
Okojih7311/
Okosie739/
Okojei736/
Okoije736/
Okoiji735/
Akozie735/
Okouji734/
Okousi733/
Okohji733/
Oukosi732/
Okooji732/
Okosji732/
Okuosi732/
Okuzie732/
Okoige731/
Okoozy731/
Okezei731/
Akkozi731/
Okodsi731/
Okocza731/
Ookazi731/
Hokazi731/
Okhoci731/
Okocie731/
Okocci731/
Okosei731/
Haukozi67254/
Okouchi67130/
Okotshi6789/
Okhuosi6787/
Okotchi6757/
Hakgozi6736/
Okoiseh676/
Oukazzi675/
Hokochi673/
Oekezie673/
Okoochi672/
Oikezie672/
Okochio671/
Okogihe671/
Okaezie671/
Okeezie671/
Okoisis671/
Okkochi671/
Okarzai671/
O'Cozzi671/

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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 Okozi
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