Olokosu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olokosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olokosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Olokosu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olokosu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olokosu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Olokosu is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Olokosu reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 47 percent are found, Lagos, where 37 percent are found and Ogun, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olokossou881/
Olokoju8658/
Olukosu861/
Oloukossou821/
Alekosu7121/
Olakoju718/
Elekosu714/
Alukosu711/
Olukusu711/
Olokagiu673/
Olaukoju672/
Elocosou671/
Aliokozu671/
Alukusu5730/
Ulukusu5711/
Alakasu5710/
Alukasu571/
Alakusu571/
Alekesu571/
Aliokuzu5311/
Alekoosu531/
Allakeshu501/

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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 Olokosu
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