Ogunkoya Surname

58,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunkoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunkoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,2431:21,4901,932
England2391:233,13019,331
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Ogunkoya (120) may also be a first name.

Ogunkoya Last Name Facts

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

Ogunkoya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunkoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogunkoya is the 58,398th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 841,615 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Ogunkoya reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 120 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8,243 people, or 1 in 21,490. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 36 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ogunkoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ogunkoya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ogunkoya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $47,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ogunnkoya943/
Ogutnkoya942/
Oguunkoya942/
Ogaunkoya941/
Ogunkoa933/
Ogunkoy932/
Ogunkoye8823/
Ogunkoyo8810/
Ogunkaya889/
Ogonkoya884/
Ogunkuya883/
Agunkoya882/
Ogunkoys881/
Ogunkaa801/
Ogunkeye751,345/
Ogunkayo75315/
Ogunkojo75116/
Ogunkeyi7543/
Ogunkaye7512/
Ogunkuyi759/
Ogunkaja753/
Ogunkowe751/
Ugunkaa671/
Agounkey6311/
Ogunkeje632/
Ogunkeji632/
Ogunceye631/
Oguncayo631/
Agonkaa535/
Agonkou532/
Agonkoue501/

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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
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  • 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 Ogunkoya
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