Okwuosa Surname

92,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okwuosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okwuosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,8951:36,1892,927
England1101:506,52832,143
United States881:4,118,852221,730
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Okwuosa (38) may also be a first name.

Okwuosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okwuosa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okwuosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,876th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,416,983 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Okwuosa reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Okwuosa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,895 people, or 1 in 36,189. In Nigeria Okwuosa is most frequent in: Anambra, where 28 percent live, Imo, where 22 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Okwuosa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Okwuosa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Okwuosa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.04% more than the national average, earning R 432,600 per year and in United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,853 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okwuosah93183/
Okwuosha93160/
Okwosa9229/
Okuosa928/
Okwuose86619/
Okwosha86140/
Okwosah8631/
Ukwuosa8624/
Okwuoza8616/
Okwuoso866/
Okwousa865/
Okwuasa863/
Okuosha861/
Okwoosa861/
Akwuosa861/
Okwuoseh8054/
Ukwuosah8026/
Okwoshah805/
Okwuasha804/
Okwvosah801/
Okwuoshe801/
Okwuocha801/
Okwose77477/
Ukwosa7727/
Okwosi7726/
Okuose7722/
Ogwosa7712/
Okwoja7710/
Okuosi772/
Okwasa772/
Ekwosa771/
Okuoso771/
Akwosa771/
Okkwuosee751/
Ukwosah71164/
Okwoseh71105/
Okwoshi7153/
Okwuazo7146/
Okwuazi7145/
Okwuaja714/
Okwouse713/
Okwuaze713/
Okwuasi712/
Okwuojo711/
Okwoose711/
Ukwuoza711/
Ukwosha711/
Ogwosha711/
Okwasga711/
Okwasia711/
Okwuaza711/
Okwuashi67102/
Okwuachi6712/
Ugwuosai6711/
Oguosaat671/
Okwuoche671/
Ukwuocha671/
Ukwosauh671/
Okwoxhah671/

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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 Okwuosa
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