Osokolo Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osokolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osokolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1691:1,048,18243,882
England11:55,718,059489,080

Osokolo (18) may also be a first name.

Osokolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osokolo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osokolo? popularity and diffusion

Osokolo is the 1,321,499th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Osokolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Osokolo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Osokolo is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

Osokolo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 1,048,182. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 51 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 17 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ososkolo931/
Ozokolo86506/
Ojokolo86104/
Asokolo8698/
Osakolo8613/
Osokalo866/
Ocokolo862/
Esokolo861/
Usokolo861/
Ososkalo80266/
Odjokolo8040/
Oshakolo8010/
Essokolo809/
Oshokalo807/
Assokolo803/
Ozookolo801/
Oshokola801/
Atsokolo801/
Esokola71123/
Osekola7167/
Ojokola7114/
Asekolo716/
Osakulo714/
Ojakolo712/
Osakola712/
Ezokolo711/
Assoukoulou67101/
Asukoloa6727/
Ossekola6723/
Osakhulo679/
Oshukola675/
Oshekalo672/
Oshakola671/
Asokaloa671/
Esokeloi671/
Osekuola671/

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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 Osokolo
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