Awopeju Surname

262,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awopeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awopeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4811:119,6107,895
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Awopeju (91) may also be a first name.

Awopeju Last Name Facts

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

Awopeju is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awopeju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awopeju is the 262,152nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,871,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awopeju are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Awopeju is also the 998,282nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 91 people.

The last name Awopeju is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,481 people, or 1 in 119,610. In Nigeria Awopeju is most prevalent in: Osun, where 24 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Awopeju Last Name Statistics demography

Awopeju earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awopueju934/
Aweopeju931/
Awopejui931/
Awopju925/
Awopejo86138/
Owopeju8615/
Awopoju866/
Aowpeju864/
Awepeju863/
Awopuju863/
Ayopeju862/
Awopeyu862/
Awopejy861/
Awupeju861/
Apeju832/
Opeju832/
Apejua77109/
Oyepeju71414/
Ewepeju71105/
Owopoju7120/
Awobaju7115/
Oyopeju717/
Apejuwa714/
Awobejo712/
Ayopeji712/
Awopajo712/
Owupeju711/
Aoepoju711/
Apeji67606/
Abeju67142/
Epeju6792/
Opeji6745/
Opoju6743/
Aboju6739/
Apaju6712/
Ipeju679/
Obeju678/
Apoju677/
Apeje675/
Apiju674/
Opeje672/
Owopouju671/

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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 Awopeju
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