Ogunjana Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Ogunjana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ogunjana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3771:469,87523,724
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Ogunjana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogunjana is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunjana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 748,537th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogunjana live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 469,875. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 62 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Osun, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oguniana8811/
Ogunsana889/
Ogunjano881/
Oguneana881/
Ogunyana881/
Ogunsanna823/
Ogunsaina821/
Ogunsona75495/
Ogunsano755/
Ogunhani753/
Ogunshona7120/
Gugunyana712/
Agunihanai671/
Ogunsono636/
Ogunyoni632/
Ogumsona632/
Gugunyani591/
Agunihane591/
Gugunyane591/
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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 Ogunjana
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