Oganji Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oganji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oganji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Oganji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oganji occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oganji? popularity and diffusion

Oganji is the 3,228,735th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oganji reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Oganji is mostly found in: Nasarawa, where 92 percent are found, Benue, where 3 percent are found and Cross River, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Oganji exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oiganji9217/
Ogandji928/
Oganjie921/
Onganji921/
Oinganji861/
Ogaindji861/
Ogonji831,291/
Ogangi83291/
Eganji8318/
Oganje8316/
Oganzi8313/
Aganji8312/
Ogenji838/
Uganji834/
Oganhi832/
Oganie831/
Ogansi831/
Hougandji801/
Oganija77229/
Ogandje77147/
Unganji77144/
Aghanji779/
Gagonji778/
Anganji776/
Oganiyo772/
Agandji772/
Gaganji772/
Oghanzi771/
Ongonji771/
Oganzie771/
Ogansie771/
Egannji771/
Huganji771/
Aeganji771/
Ouganje771/
Oganiaa771/
Ongansie71109/
Ogoundji714/
Oghandje711/
Hoganier711/
Hunganji711/
Anganjei711/
Onganchi711/
Anganjie711/
Agansi67226/
Uganja67184/
Ogongi67121/
Oganze6777/
Ogonja6763/
Aganzi6735/
Aganja6718/
Agangi6715/
Ugonji6713/
Aganje6713/
Aganie6711/
Ogange676/
Ogonje675/
Agonji673/
Ogonsi672/
Ogansa671/
Ogonzi671/
Aganci671/
Aganjooie671/
Oganhe671/
Oganye671/
Oganza671/

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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 Oganji
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