Ogunji Surname
Approximately 2,639 people bear this surname
Ogunji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,575 | 1:68,793 | 4,987 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Ogunji (48) may also be a first name.
Ogunji Demographics
Average Ogunji Salary in
United States
$59,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ogunji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogunji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogunji is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogunji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 164,399th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,761,480 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ogunji reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,575 people, or 1 in 68,793. In Nigeria Ogunji is mostly found in: Ogun, where 35 percent are found, Ondo, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Ogunji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (93%) in Nigeria.
Ogunji earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.94% more than the national average, earning $59,518 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogundji | 92 | 7 | / |
| Oguniji | 92 | 4 | / |
| Ogunsji | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ogunjio | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogunjij | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ogunniji | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ogoundji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ogundjei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogonji | 83 | 1,291 | / |
| Ogunje | 83 | 873 | / |
| Ogunsi | 83 | 316 | / |
| Ogunja | 83 | 98 | / |
| Agunji | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ogungi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ogunie | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oginji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ogumji | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ogunci | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogunjá | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogunshi | 77 | 85 | / |
| Ogunija | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ogunnsi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ogunchi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ogunzie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hegunji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Angunji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Egounji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oguniyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ogunsyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gagunji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oguniey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agundji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Egunjoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ogounchi | 71 | 229 | / |
| Agoundji | 71 | 215 | / |
| Ogunniyo | 71 | 39 | / |
| Ogunnija | 71 | 15 | / |
| Oguuniyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ogumniyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ogunyeyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ogounshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunzaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oguniuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunhiyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunyuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogungiyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goguniyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ogunye | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Ogunse | 67 | 1,335 | / |
| Agunzi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ogonja | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ogunnniyi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Agungi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Agunja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ogunnaiye | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ugonji | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oogunniyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ogunze | 67 | 7 | / |
| Egunje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Agunie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oigunniyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogonje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ogunsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogounniyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Agunsi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Agonji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ogunge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogonsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogumsi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogonzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsoaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogounyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Gunniyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aginji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogunnaije | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ogunji
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis