Awosoji Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awosoji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awosoji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3811:464,94223,564
England101:5,571,806158,774

Awosoji (17) may also be a first name.

Awosoji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awosoji occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Awosoji.

How Common Is The Last Name Awosoji? popularity and diffusion

Awosoji is the 738,530th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Awosoji live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 464,942. In Nigeria Awosoji is most common in: Osun, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Awosoji exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awosiji86356/
Abosoji8612/
Awosuji866/
Awoseji863/
Awusoji862/
Awosojo862/
Awososi861/
Awosousi805/
Awoshiji803/
Awosou772/
Awojei771/
Awosui771/
Awoseyi71192/
Awosejo71177/
Awossou71131/
Awojayi7134/
Awojiya7115/
Awosoya7112/
Awosuyi7112/
Awojuyi719/
Awosiya716/
Awosoye715/
Awojeji714/
Awoshie714/
Awosujo712/
Awosajo712/
Owoseji711/
Aboshoi711/
Owosoyi711/
Awaseji711/
Awoosejo6721/
Awoussou6719/
Gawossou674/
Awosheyi673/
Awoshejo672/
Awatsuji671/
Awoessou671/

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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 Awosoji
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis