Ojasanya Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojasanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojasanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ojasanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojasanya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ojasanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojasanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ojasanya reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 39 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Oyo, where 25 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Ojasanya occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojesanya88149/
Oyasanya8846/
Ojosanya888/
Ousanya8014/
Aesanya806/
Oisanya804/
Oesanya801/
Oyesanya752,346/
Ayosanya755/
Ayesanya755/
Oyisanya753/
Awesanya753/
Ajisanya752/
Aeshanya751/
Oyosanya751/
Ausania6722/
Eisanya671/

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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 Ojasanya
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