Okwosha Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwosha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwosha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Okwosha Last Name Facts

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

Okwosha is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwosha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Okwosha reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 1,394,825. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 29 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Enugu, where 19 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Okwosha occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Okwosha Last Name Statistics demography

Okwosha earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuosha93160/
Okwoshah935/
Okwosa9229/
Okwuosa865,143/
Okwoseh86105/
Okwoshi8653/
Okwosah8631/
Okwousa865/
Okwusha863/
Okwoesa863/
Okuosha861/
Okwoosa861/
Ogwosha861/
Ukwosha861/
Okwuosah80183/
Okwuoseh8054/
Okwuasha804/
Okwuocha801/
Okwuoshe801/
Okwoxhah801/
Okwesa77486/
Okwose77477/
Okwusa7765/
Ukwosa7727/
Okwosi7726/
Ogwosa7712/
Okuosa778/
Okwasa772/
Akwosa771/
Ekwosa771/
Okwuose71619/
Ukwosah71164/
Okwashi7196/
Okwushi7151/
Okwuesa7126/
Ukwuosa7124/
Akwoshi7122/
Okwushe7116/
Okwuoza7116/
Ukwocha719/
Akwocha718/
Okwuoso716/
Okwusah716/
Akwasha715/
Ogwesha714/
Okwashe713/
Ogwoshi713/
Okwuasa713/
Okwouse713/
Okwuisa712/
Okwasia711/
Okwudsa711/
Okwoose711/
Okwusoa711/
Okwuseh711/
Ukwasha711/
Ogbosha711/
Okwasga711/
Okwesai711/
Okwesoh711/
Akwuosa711/
Okwuashi67102/
Ukwuosah6726/
Uokwusoh671/
Okwuoche671/
Okwoochi671/
Ukwuocha671/
Okwochee671/
Okwoiche671/
Okwooche671/
Ukwosauh671/

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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 Okwosha
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