Ojeka Surname
Approximately 3,515 people bear this surname
Ojeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,439 | 1:51,510 | 3,953 |
| Uganda | 71 | 1:549,849 | 30,277 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Ojeka (507) may also be a first name.
Ojeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ojeka (Marathi: ओजेका) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojeka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 128,867th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,073,271 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojeka reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 375,944th most common first name world-wide, borne by 507 people.
Ojeka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,439 people, or 1 in 51,510. In Nigeria Ojeka is most prevalent in: Benue, where 49 percent reside, Cross River, where 15 percent reside and Ogun, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ojeka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ojeka in the Marathi language | ||
| ओजेका | ojeka | - |
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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 Ojeka
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