Oguji Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oguji Surname User-submission:

The Oguji surname is predominantly from Nigeria. It has two meanings: 'fighting for yam', 'waiting for a fight'.

Oguji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0581:86,0756,039
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oguji (83) may also be a first name.

Oguji Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Oguji surname is predominantly from Nigeria. It has two meanings: 'fighting for yam', 'waiting for a fight'.

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Oguji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oguji (Marathi: ओगुजी) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oguji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oguji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oguji is the 201,907th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,530,788 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oguji are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,058 people, or 1 in 86,075. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ebonyi, where 61 percent are found, Enugu, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goguji9124/
Ogouji9112/
Oghuji912/
Oguj891/
Ogoudji831,358/
Ogaji803,319/
Ogiji802,379/
Aguji80987/
Ogoji80877/
Ogeji80193/
Oguzi8094/
Oguje8070/
Ogusi8036/
Oguja8031/
Ogugi8027/
Ogujo8020/
Uguji8017/
Oguei802/
Onguj801/
Ouguj801/
Oguchi7312,048/
Oguzie739,590/
Ongaji73758/
Ongiji7368/
Ugouji7348/
Gogaji7332/
Goguja7325/
Ogajie7319/
Ogutci7317/
Gugaji7317/
Agujih7315/
Ongujo7312/
Ogouie739/
Gogoji738/
Ongoji738/
Agujid738/
Gaguji737/
Agouji737/
Oguiye736/
Oghiji734/
Ogougi733/
Ogujah732/
Ouguej732/
Ogujea732/
Ugueji732/
Ogajyi731/
Ogahji731/
Ogijii731/
Ogueyi731/
Ogueis731/
Oguyia731/
Ogajid731/
Onguja731/
Onguje731/
Ogojie731/
Ogojio731/
Ogueij731/
Ogujoh731/
Ougoji731/
Oguiyo731/
Anguji731/
Ogijih731/
Ogujuo731/
Gogiji731/
Gugeji731/
Hogugi731/
Hogaji731/
Oghaji731/
Oogaji731/
Ogou6713,927/
Ogai677,829/
Ogouchi67729/
Ogauchi67660/
Ogoi67347/
Hoguchi6742/
Goggoji6725/
Honghui6720/
Agoudji6718/
Ogau6717/
Ogoj6713/
Ogoudje679/
Oguchie675/
Ogauhia674/
Onguchi673/
Hongoji673/
Ogouzie673/
Aguj672/
Ouguchi672/
Gaugaji671/
Oguegie671/
Osgougi671/
Ongieji671/
Goggiji671/
Oguzieh671/
Ogaj671/
Oguchei671/
Oguzhie671/
Onguzie671/
Ooghuis671/
Agoujid671/

Oguji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oguji in the Marathi language
ओगुजीoguji-

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