Osokun Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Osokun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Osokun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Osokun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Osokun occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Osokun? popularity and diffusion
Osokun is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Osokun is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Osokun live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ogun, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshokun | 92 | 4 | / |
| Osokune | 92 | 1 | / |
| Otshokun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Esokun | 83 | 92 | / |
| Asokun | 83 | 59 | / |
| Ojokun | 83 | 9 | / |
| Usokun | 83 | 5 | / |
| Osakun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Osekun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osokon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Osakune | 77 | 20 | / |
| Oshekun | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hosakun | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ashokun | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oshokon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Adsokun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ossokon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoisakun | 71 | 98 | / |
| Ashokung | 71 | 67 | / |
| Ouysakun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hosakune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hgosakun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hoysakun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Assokoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asekun | 67 | 1,205 | / |
| Asakun | 67 | 187 | / |
| Asukun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Osakum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajokun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Usakun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osukon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asokon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asssokoun | 67 | 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 Osokun
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