Oje Surname

81,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,4781:32,3372,691
Indonesia2131:620,88849,115
Iran681:1,129,15549,899
India601:12,784,423224,716
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Ojé (1) are calculated separately.

Oje (1,525) may also be a first name.

Oje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oje (Hindi: ओजे, Marathi: ओजे) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ojé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oje? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oje is the 81,412th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,221,308 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oje are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 198,717th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 1,525 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,478 people, or 1 in 32,337. In Nigeria Oje is most common in: Ogun, where 14 percent live, Benue, where 10 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Oje Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oje has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oje surname grew 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

Oje earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojé891/
Goje8610,671/
Odje864,458/
Ojie863,908/
Ojeh863,531/
Ojea863,428/
Ojei862,838/
Ojee86160/
Oije86130/
Ojje86121/
Ioje8655/
Ouje8647/
Ojhe8630/
Hoje8625/
Yoje8625/
Ojey8611/
Ooje868/
Otje864/
Ohje864/
Oyje861/
Ojze861/
Ojse861/
Ojej861/
Ojep861/
Ojge861/
Osje861/
Oe8035,644/
Oj802,361/
Ojieh752,302/
Ojeah75940/
Hojge75558/
Odjer75417/
Oyije75370/
Ojjeh75324/
Ojeih75163/
Gojeh75120/
Hodje7576/
Ojehe7548/
Gojee7527/
Oudje7523/
Hotje7513/
Odjet7512/
Ochje7510/
Gooje759/
Ojeas759/
Hojje758/
Ojjey755/
Houje753/
Ojeea752/
Oujeh752/
Odjei752/
Ojeds752/
Ojhea751/
Hojea751/
Hojet751/
Oujet751/
Ojetz751/
Ojhey751/
Ojech751/
O'Jea751/
O'Jey751/
Yojee751/
Odjee751/
Hojej751/
Odjea751/
Oojee751/
Oisje751/
Oijer751/
Ojedd750/
Hoeje750/
Ojo67425,587/
Oji6731,034/
Oye6718,812/
Eje6715,484/
Ose6713,739/
Oge6712,469/
Oja6710,066/
Oze676,428/
Aje675,537/
Oue673,704/
Goe673,377/
Ije673,296/
Owe672,145/
Oie672,126/
Goj672,003/
Uje67929/
Oce67493/
Ochije67341/
Ouj67321/
Hojeij67239/
Oudjer67193/
Hoj67168/
Hoijer67116/
Ojh6795/
Eoe6781/
Ozoije6780/
Oudjet6764/
Hojzer6752/
Yoj6751/
Ooj6744/
Oseije6744/
Osaije6739/
Ooijer6726/
Oij6725/
O'E6718/
Houdje679/
Uoj678/
Houjee677/
Ohj677/
Ojs677/
Ojy677/
Yje676/
Hojess675/
Ojj675/
Osujje675/
Hojeer675/
Oej675/
Hodjes674/
Ioj674/
Ozuije673/
Hojeit672/
Hoojer672/
O'Jeer672/
Oudjed672/
Ozj672/
Ocj672/
Oddjee671/
Oujher671/
Hoijse671/
Osejhe671/
Osuije671/
Hojeis671/
Oudjey671/
Ojojje671/
O'Ijeh671/
O'Jett671/
Gohjeh671/
Oojieh671/
Osoije671/
Ojuije671/
Ojeash671/
Ojetth671/
Ojz671/
Oyj671/
Hodjer671/

Oje Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oje in the Marathi language
ओजेoje-
Oje in the Hindi language
ओजेoje66.67
ओ॰जे॰oje33.33

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Footnotes

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