Osokogu Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osokogu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osokogu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2001:885,71438,609
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Osokogu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osokogu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osokogu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osokogu is the 1,155,901st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Osokogu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 885,714. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 51 percent reside, Edo, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Osokogu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osokogwu93109/
Osokogau931/
Osokaogwu8814/
Osokagu8610/
Osokogw861/
Osokogo861/
Osokugwu802/
Osokogwo801/
Osokuq771/
Osakaogwu751/
Isokoku711,079/
Asikogu71106/
Osekigu7133/
Ossoukokou716/
Usokoku715/
Osikoko714/
Osikegu713/
Osikigu711/
Osagoku711/
Osikagu711/
Asikaogu67251/
Asoghogu6745/
Öskog6720/
Åskog6713/
Esekogwu6711/
Oskok678/
Osikigwu677/
Asikoagu674/
Osuakwgu672/
Osuagoku671/
Ouaskouk671/
Oskeg670/
Asokagaud634/
Uzuokagu531/

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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 Osokogu
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