Oshokoya Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oshokoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oshokoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6661:265,98015,217
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Oshokoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oshokoya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oshokoya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 479,498th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,470,612 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Oshokoya live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oshokoya is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 666 people, or 1 in 265,980. In Nigeria Oshokoya is most frequent in: Lagos, where 41 percent live, Ogun, where 38 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Oshokoya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oshokoya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Oshokoya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oshodkoya941/
Osokoya93724/
Oshukoya8822/
Oshokaya885/
Ashokoya883/
Osuokoya881/
Oshokoia881/
Ososkoya881/
Osukoya80454/
Osokoye8011/
Osokaya807/
Osekoya806/
Osakoya805/
Osokoyo803/
Asokoya801/
Hosokaya75855/
Osakioya7539/
Oshokhai757/
Oshakiya753/
Oshakuya751/
Osokoyie751/
O'Shockey712/
Osekoy711/
Osakiya67162/
Ozokoye67151/
Ashokou6796/
Hosokai6761/
Ossokou6731/
Ashakoy6727/
Osokojo6723/
Osekoyi6721/
Hosokay6710/
Osukoyo676/
Osukeya674/
Hasokoa674/
Ushakoa673/
Osokhae671/
Osukoye671/
Asekoya671/
Osukaya671/
Oshokie671/
Ausokoa671/

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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 Oshokoya
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