Okposi Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okposi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okposi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okposi (21) may also be a first name.

Okposi Last Name Facts

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

Okposi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okposi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,263,456th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Okposi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okposi is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

Okposi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 989,624. In Nigeria Okposi is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 59 percent reside, Delta, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okposhi92264/
Okposie927/
Okpossi921/
Okpoji83324/
Akposi83234/
Okpasi8387/
Okpesi8384/
Okpose8380/
Ukposi8319/
Okposa836/
Okpusi833/
Ekposi832/
Okpozi831/
Okpashi77398/
Okpodji77261/
Akpossi7760/
Okpuisi7754/
Okpozih7735/
Akposhi7725/
Akpoisi7715/
Akposei777/
Okpesyi773/
Ekpoesi773/
Okpasih772/
Okpasie771/
Okpouzi771/
Ekposie771/
Akposhio7122/
Ekpoessi7114/
Akpoesie712/
Okbphasi711/
Hokpodji711/
Akpasi67226/
Okpagi67142/
Akpusi67136/
Akpoji67104/
Okpusa6797/
Okpaji6786/
Akpose6767/
Ekpose6759/
Akpesi6740/
Okpase6735/
Okpoze6725/
Okpoje6717/
Okpoge6713/
Okpese6712/
Akposioha674/
Ekpesi673/
Okpoza672/
Ukpasi672/
Ekpasi671/
Akpogi671/
Okpasa671/
Okpezi671/
Akposa671/

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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 Okposi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis