Ojaju Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ojaju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojaju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754

Ojaju Last Name Facts

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

Ojaju has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ojaju click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojaju? popularity and diffusion

Ojaju is the 1,596,935th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojaju are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Ojaju is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya Ojaju is most common in: Busia County, where 99 percent reside and Siaya County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Ojaju is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Ojaju Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ojaju last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojaj8913/
Ojju8911/
Ojau896/
Ojhaaju839/
Ojaja80242/
Ojhau80116/
Ajaju8042/
Ojhaj8037/
Ojaji8036/
Ojaje8034/
Ojasu8018/
Ojuju8013/
Ojoju809/
Ejaju807/
Ojajo805/
Hojaj804/
Osaju803/
Ojajh801/
Ojaij801/
Ojazu801/
Gojuju73434/
Hojaji7367/
Hojaij7358/
Ojajah7341/
Ojasuu7330/
Ochaju7328/
Oijaje7316/
Houjaj7310/
Ojioju737/
Gajaju737/
Ojhaji736/
Hodjaj736/
Ojhaud734/
Ojeoju733/
Ojajeh732/
Hejaju732/
Ojesau731/
Ojhajh731/
Hajaju731/
Ojijiu731/
Ojuoju731/
Hojajj731/
Ojeeju731/
Ojhajo731/
Ojhaup731/
Ojhaus731/
Ojjajo731/
Oijjaj731/
Ojajid731/
Gojaiu731/
Odjaji731/
Ohiaju731/
Hujaju731/
Hoxjaj731/
Ajaj6735,080/
Ojea673,428/
Ajau671,650/
Ouajjou671,103/
Osaj671,046/
Ajou67416/
Ejju67358/
Houjjaj67341/
Ajju67307/
Ojay67248/
Ajcu67147/
Ojou67115/
Ojai67115/
Ajui6756/
Osau6742/
Ojhu6722/
Aiju6717/
Hajjaju6717/
Auju6716/
Ozaj6713/
Ujju6712/
Ocaj6712/
Ojeu679/
Hajajou678/
Ajajouh678/
Houjaij677/
Ouju676/
Goujjou676/
Aeju673/
Hojaije673/
Ajuj673/
Ajhu672/
Houjaji672/
Ojoj672/
Ojui672/
Ajeu671/
Ajuy671/
Ojéa671/
Houjaja671/
Hojjaji671/
Oujaiou671/
O'Jauss671/
Gajajui671/
Ouajhou671/
Oiju671/
Ojuy671/
Ojcu671/
Ojej671/

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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 Ojaju
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