Ojab Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ojab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ojab (198) may also be a first name.

Ojab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ojab is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ojab.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ojab live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ojab is also the 644,447th most common given name globally, held by 198 people.

Ojab is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,075,203. In Iran Ojab is most frequent in: Bushehr Province, where 32 percent reside, Markazi Province, where 30 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hojab89146/
Ojhab8921/
Iojab891/
Oujab891/
Ojaib891/
Ojb866/
Ojhabh8027/
Oudjab804/
Hodjab803/
Ojhaib801/
Ajab7533,711/
Ocab75443/
Yoab75263/
Ijab75197/
Oyab75106/
Osab7551/
Ojap7545/
Ujab7530/
Ejab7525/
Ojib7512/
Ozab7510/
Ojob756/
Ojhb753/
Ojbh752/
Ojsb751/
Oujb751/
Oyjb751/
Oejb751/
Yojb751/
Oudjhab731/
Houjaib731/
Hijab677,209/
Ajaib672,827/
Adjab671,980/
Ochab671,149/
Hajab67877/
Hejab67680/
Ojowa67419/
Ajjab67184/
Aajab67106/
Ojhap6779/
Okhab6778/
Ajhab6765/
Gajab6762/
Ojeva6753/
Hosab6740/
Hujab6721/
Ajayb6721/
Ojhav6713/
Ahjab6711/
Gijab679/
Ojaif678/
Gujab678/
Ozsab677/
Hyjab677/
Ehjab676/
Ajaab675/
Ajabs674/
Ojape674/
Ajabh673/
Ajaub673/
Yojib673/
Ousab672/
Goyab672/
Gozab672/
Ogiab672/
Ohhab671/
Gejab671/
Oujib671/
Yojeb671/
Yoyab671/
Ioyab671/
Ouhjb671/
Ojbth671/
Ozaib671/
Ejabs671/
Ejahb671/
Yoiab671/
Ujabh671/
Ozhab671/
Oozab671/
Hojib671/
Iejab671/
Ojieb671/

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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 Ojab
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