Osekola Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osekola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osekola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Osekola (49) may also be a first name.

Osekola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osekola occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osekola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Osekola occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osekola live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osekola is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 49 people.

The surname Osekola is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Osekola is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 85 percent reside, Oyo, where 8 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ossekola9323/
Osekuola931/
Ojekola86358/
Esekola86110/
Osakola862/
Asekola861/
Essekola803/
Asekuola802/
Oshokola801/
Oshakola801/
Oshikola801/
Osekalaya753/
Ezokola71175/
Osokolo71170/
Ezikola71165/
Esokola71123/
Ajekola7141/
Esakola7127/
Esikola7121/
Osakolo7113/
Ezekola718/
Asakola718/
Osikoli718/
Osikolo717/
Asekolo716/
Agekola714/
Asekela714/
Esekela714/
Ojekala713/
Osakala712/
Asikola712/
Asekole711/
Esekala711/
Ezykola711/
Osikala711/
Osakhala67136/
Ashekula6718/
Assekela6713/
Oshakolo6710/
Osekhale677/
Ushekala676/
Oshekalo672/
Asekulga671/
Ossakala671/
Gasekoli671/
Osikalia671/
Usikoila671/
Ashakola671/

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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 Osekola
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