Olokosu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Olokosu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olokossou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olokoju | 86 | 58 | / |
| Olukosu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oloukossou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alekosu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Olakoju | 71 | 8 | / |
| Elekosu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alukosu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olukusu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olokagiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olaukoju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elocosou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aliokozu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alukusu | 57 | 30 | / |
| Ulukusu | 57 | 11 | / |
| Alakasu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Alukasu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alakusu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Alekesu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aliokuzu | 53 | 11 | / |
| Alekoosu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Allakeshu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Olokosu
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