Awosiji Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awosiji Surname User-submission:

The Awosiji surname is derived from the words awo, meaning 'secret shared between two or more people'. The surname means 'secret to protect something'.

Awosiji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3521:503,24625,072
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Awosiji Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Awosiji surname is derived from the words awo, meaning 'secret shared between two or more people'. The surname means 'secret to protect something'.

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Awosiji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awosiji is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Awosiji.

How Common Is The Last Name Awosiji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awosiji is the 791,719th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname Awosiji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Awosiji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Awosiji is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 503,246. In Nigeria Awosiji is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 37 percent reside, Ondo, where 25 percent reside and Ekiti, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Awosiji Last Name Statistics demography

Awosiji earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Awouji772/
Awosui771/
Awoseyi71192/
Awosejo71177/
Awosise7184/
Obasiji7130/
Owojiji7120/
Awojiya7115/
Abosoji7112/
Awosuyi7112/
Abosijo7110/
Abasiji719/
Awosiya716/
Ewesiji715/
Awoshie714/
Awojeji714/
Awotoji713/
Awosujo712/
Awusoji712/
Awosajo712/
Awosojo712/
Owoseji711/
Owosigi711/
Awotuji711/
Awaseji711/
Awoosejo6721/
Havasiji674/
Obashiji673/
Awosheyi673/
Awoshejo672/
Awatsuji671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awosiji
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