Ojapa Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2731:648,87530,450
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ojapa (66) may also be a first name.

Ojapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojapa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ojapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojapa? popularity and diffusion

Ojapa is the 948,111th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojapa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojapa is also the 1,201,840th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 648,875. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 56 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojapah91149/
Hojapa9111/
Ojatpa911/
Ojappa911/
Hojhapa831/
Ejapa801,025/
Ojepa80741/
Osapa80210/
Ujapa80107/
Ajapa8060/
Oyapa8047/
Yoapa8041/
Ijapa8035/
Ocapa8015/
Ioapa808/
Ojape804/
Ojopa801/
Gojpa801/
Ojipa801/
Ojhapath773/
Ojhaapas771/
Ochapa731,673/
Odjapo7365/
Ajappa7359/
Hosapa7322/
Osapat7320/
Osapay739/
Adjapa735/
Hajapa734/
Ejahpa733/
Ejappa733/
Osapai733/
Gajapa733/
Ajapga733/
Ojaupe733/
Ijappa733/
Osapas732/
Ojapoh731/
Ejapay731/
Hojepa731/
Ujappa731/
Ojepah731/
Goiapa731/
O'Hapa731/
Ojaper731/
Oyapha731/
Osaapa731/
Aipa672,699/
Apea671,901/
Aypa67311/
Aupa67272/
Oupa67150/
Aepa67112/
Eapa6743/
Oipa6736/
Ajjappa6720/
Oepa678/
Ochappa677/
Ejapaja676/
Gosgapa674/
Hajappa674/
Ejapaya673/
Gajappa673/
Goyappa673/
Oypa673/
Ocheapa672/
Ouyapat671/
Goyapai671/
Ochapat671/
Oosappa671/
Hozapha671/
Gijappa671/
Gujappa671/
Aajappa671/
Ajpa671/
Ochapaa671/
Ejapaai671/
Hadjapa671/
Ohusapa671/
Osahapa671/
Hohiapa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ojapa
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