Odejayi Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Odejayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odejayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4771:119,9347,919
England351:1,591,94567,242
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States141:25,889,924709,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Odejayi (29) may also be a first name.

Odejayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Odejayi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Odejayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odejayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 254,471st most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,695,584 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Odejayi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

Odejayi is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,477 people, or 1 in 119,934. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 41 percent reside, Ogun, where 28 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Odejayi Last Name Statistics demography

Odejayi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.29% more than the national average, earning $57,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Odejie774/
Odeeji771/
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Adejaye7125/
Adejoyi718/
Odiejie714/
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Adejaie711/
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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 Odejayi
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