Ogunlaja Surname

138,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ogunlaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ogunlaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,1451:56,3254,250
England631:884,41445,970
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ogunlaja (68) may also be a first name.

Ogunlaja Last Name Facts

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

Ogunlaja is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogunlaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,447th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,254,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ogunlaja are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunlaja is also the 1,181,159th most common first name at a global level, held by 68 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,145 people, or 1 in 56,325. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 45 percent reside, Ogun, where 39 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Ogunlaja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ogunlaja last name is primarily Christian (77%) in Nigeria.

Ogunlaja earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Oguunlaja942/
Ogunlaa932/
Ogunlaya8847/
Ogunlaje8818/
Ogunlaji885/
Ugunlaja881/
Ogunloja881/
Ogonlaja881/
Ogunla86137/
Ogunlae8050/
Ogunlai8013/
Ogunloa804/
Ogunlay801/
Ogunlayi75595/
Ogunlaye75473/
Ogunlayo7587/
Ogunluya7512/
Ogunleya759/
Ogunleje754/
Ogunlaiu753/
Ogunloya753/
Agunlaje751/
Ogunleae751/
Ogunliya751/
Ogunle71331/
Ogunli71193/
Agunla717/
Ogounlaye711/
Agunlauji711/
Ogounle6723/
Ogunley6721/
Ogunlee676/
Ogunlye674/
Ogunles673/
Ogunlyi673/
Agunlay671/
Ogunnle671/

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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 Ogunlaja
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