Ogunyanju Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Ogunyanju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 309 | 1:573,278 | 27,744 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ogunyanju (17) may also be a first name.
Ogunyanju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ogunyanju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ogunyanju occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ogunyanju? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ogunyanju is the 872,430th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Ogunyanju occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ogunyanju reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ogunyanju is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 573,278. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 39 percent are found, Ogun, where 24 percent are found and Kwara, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogunanju | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ogunyonju | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ogunyunju | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ogunyanyu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ogunyoniju | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ogunanjo | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ogougnanjou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ogunyunjo | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ogunwonju | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ogunwuniju | 74 | 3 | / |
| Aguneyinju | 74 | 1 | / |
| Akinyanju | 67 | 712 | / |
| Ogounhounjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agwunwanja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Okonwanji | 56 | 15 | / |
| Akinyonju | 56 | 2 | / |
| Okanoanji | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ugwunnnaji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Akinnonaju | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oweknyinja | 53 | 1 | / |
| Akinyenuju | 53 | 1 | / |
| Akinyeniju | 53 | 1 | / |
| Okoh Onyenajua | 52 | 1 | / |
| Okonana Aje | 50 | 1 | / |
| Okonwannaji | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aknanji | 50 | 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 Ogunyanju
- 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