Ojawa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Ojawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Anguilla11:13,436792
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ojawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojawa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ojawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Ojawa is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ojawa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Ojawa is most prevalent in: Siaya County, where 67 percent are found, Busia County, where 17 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Anguilla, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojwa893/
Ozawa80167,915/
Osawa80125,525/
Ojaba80825/
Ojowa80419/
Ojiwa80355/
Ajawa80202/
Oyawa80155/
Hojwa8076/
Ojewa8031/
Ojava8028/
Ijawa8012/
Ojawo804/
Ujawa803/
Ejawa802/
Yjawa801/
Ojswa801/
Ojjwa801/
Ojwat801/
Yojwa801/
Ioawa801/
Hozawa73943/
Hosawa73476/
Ohsawa73470/
Ojeiwa73247/
Ajawad73240/
Ojiewa7393/
Adjawa7373/
Hijawa7348/
Ousawa7317/
Oosawa7317/
Ojauwo7314/
Ajawaz7314/
Hujawa7312/
Hojawo739/
Gojava739/
Osauwa736/
Gojowa735/
Ajauwa734/
Ojabaa733/
Gijawa732/
Hoiawa732/
Osawua731/
Ojowah731/
Osawea731/
Osawau731/
Ojiwah731/
Ocaway731/
Goyawa731/
Ejawat731/
Ajaawa731/
Osawah731/
Oseawa731/
Odjawo731/
Ejauwa731/
Yoaway731/
Oozawa731/
Ojawhe731/
Ajawah731/
Hojiwa731/
Osawat731/
Osaway730/
Oiwa6717,800/
Ajwa672,523/
Auwa671,340/
Aiwa671,321/
Ojua671,137/
Aywa67735/
Ouwa67618/
Awea67407/
Oywa67189/
Ijwa6736/
Ojwe6722/
Ojauwou6721/
Ojwo6717/
Oysawat6713/
Ejwa6713/
Asdjawa679/
Ujwa678/
Oisawat677/
Odjouwa675/
Ojhavai674/
Ojwi673/
Hadjawa672/
Ojwy672/
Ajeawah672/
Aîwa672/
Ousawat672/
Houzawa672/
Ajahawa672/
Hajawai671/
Gozaway671/
Ojva671/
Eawa671/
Ojabhai671/
Hoozawa671/
O'Sawai671/
Oyawais671/
Hijahwa671/
Oyjasva671/

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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 Ojawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis