Osonko Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osonko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osonko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Osonko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Osonko is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Osonko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osonko is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Osonko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Osonko reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Osonko is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 69 percent live, Ogun, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoenko9214/
Osanko8316/
Osonka839/
Asonko839/
Osunko836/
Ozonko832/
Ojonko831/
Osochenko80264/
Osongco77186/
Gosanko7732/
Oshenko7715/
Assonko772/
Asongko772/
Hosunko771/
Ashonko771/
Oszunko771/
Azoonko771/
Osunkuo771/
Ojongko771/
Husonko771/
Hoshenko7186/
Essonkou7110/
Assounko717/
Osatenko716/
Hasongko713/
Assongko711/
Usosenko711/
Asotenko711/
Osachenko67212/
Usonka6798/
Ajonko6728/
Osunka6719/
Ozunko6714/
Azonko6714/
Osanka676/
Asonka675/
Assonkooh672/
Asanko672/
Asunko672/
Usochenko672/
Hozounkou671/
Ochotynko671/
Gosiongco671/
Asomko671/
Hoishenko671/

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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 Osonko
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