Okuso Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Okuso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okuso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Okuso (13) may also be a first name.

Okuso Last Name Facts

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

Okuso is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Okuso are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 29 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Okuso is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 2,716,465. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 53 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 24 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okueso91259/
Okusho91113/
Hokuso9176/
Okauso915/
Okusa803,927/
Okoso801,091/
Akuso80960/
Okujo80666/
Okiso80170/
Ekuso8019/
Okuzo806/
Ukuso801/
Hokujo732,933/
Okusia73336/
Aukuso73238/
Okosso7357/
Okisho7336/
Akusho7318/
Okeuzo7310/
Okuesa7310/
Okosho738/
Oukusa736/
Okusah736/
Akauso734/
Okhiso734/
Ekueso733/
Okuijo733/
Okujjo733/
Okeujo733/
Akutso732/
Ocusco732/
Okussa732/
Okusha732/
Akusso732/
Okutsa732/
Okousa732/
Askuso732/
Ookoso731/
Okuzoy731/
Okisso731/
Ohkoso731/
Akueso731/
Akusio731/
Okosoh731/
Okusat731/
Okouzo731/
Ekauso731/
Ekusio731/
Okouco731/
Okoutshou711/
Okoussa6726/
Utkusoy6718/
Okossou6712/
Gukusho6711/
Oquisso679/
Akuesso673/
Akousou671/
Okousia671/
Okoudjo671/
Hokušas671/
Hoykoussou671/
Ockosso671/

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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
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  • 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 Okuso
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