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 last name Oganji is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oganji? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Oganji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oganji are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 92 percent are found, Benue, where 3 percent are found and Cross River, where 3 percent are found. Barring 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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