Ohwojero Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ohwojero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohwojero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6821:259,74014,929
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ohwojero (50) may also be a first name.

Ohwojero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ohwojero is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohwojero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ohwojero is the 482,070th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ohwojero are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 50 people.

Ohwojero is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 259,740. In Nigeria Ohwojero is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 74 percent are found, Edo, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohwojeroh9447/
Ohwojehro941/
Ohwodjero941/
Owojero931/
Ohwojehero8916/
Owhojero8890/
Ohwejero883/
Owojerho881/
Ohwojiro881/
Ohwogero881/
Ohwoeroh881/
Owhojeroh8226/
Ohwojorho8216/
Owhojerho821/
Owhojro801/
Owhoero801/
Owoerro801/
Ovhejero751/
Obojeroh751/
Ohwourgo751/
Ovejero6720,526/
Obejero672,236/
Abojero671/
Owozera671/
Obajero671/

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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
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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 Ohwojero
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