Ogunsanya Surname
Approximately 14,353 people bear this surname
Ogunsanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13,686 | 1:12,943 | 1,307 |
| England | 305 | 1:182,682 | 16,414 |
| United States | 252 | 1:1,438,329 | 98,774 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Ogunsanya (298) may also be a first name.
Ogunsanya Demographics
Average Ogunsanya Salary in
United States
$48,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ogunsanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogunsanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogunsanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogunsanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 36,745th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 507,737 people. The last name Ogunsanya is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ogunsanya reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunsanya is also the 510,666th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 298 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 13,686 people, or 1 in 12,943. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 37 percent reside, Ogun, where 33 percent reside and Oyo, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Ogunsanya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ogunsanya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Ogunsanya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.52% more than the national average, earning $48,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,564 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osgunsanya | 95 | 3 | / |
| Ogunsaunya | 95 | 3 | / |
| Oygunsanya | 95 | 3 | / |
| Oguunsanya | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ogunnsanya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsanyaa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsasnya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ogujnsanya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ogusnsanya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ogounsanya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ogunsonya | 89 | 80 | / |
| Ogunsanyo | 89 | 14 | / |
| Ogonsanya | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ogounsonya | 84 | 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 Ogunsanya
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