Ojem Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ojem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ojem (125) may also be a first name.

Ojem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojem occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Ojem reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 832,731st most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 125 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Ojem is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 22 percent are found, Ogun, where 22 percent are found and Abia, where 17 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hojem89453/
Ojiem89262/
Ojeem89200/
Gojem895/
Odjem892/
Ojemn891/
Oem86199/
Ojm8610/
Ojjeme801/
Odjeme801/
Ejem752,975/
Oyem752,579/
Oehm752,153/
Ojom751,871/
Osem751,364/
Ojim75968/
Ojen75953/
Owem75463/
Ijem75319/
Ajem75278/
Ogem75266/
Ojam75237/
Ozem7589/
Goem7550/
Ujem7548/
Hojm755/
Ocem754/
Oiem752/
Ojme751/
Ojmh751/
Oujm751/
Ouem751/
Oejm751/
Oemh751/
Oemm751/
Ocjm751/
Iojm751/
Ojeimeh734/
Hodjeme731/
Gouem678,085/
Gojam674,363/
Ajeem671,182/
Ochem67629/
Gojen67468/
Oseme67342/
Gojim67336/
Houem67322/
Hoyem67303/
Oyeme67220/
Otjen67214/
Oijen67184/
Hajem67171/
Aouem67164/
Adjem67126/
Hoiem6792/
Ogeme6785/
Hosem6771/
Yoyem6758/
Goyem6743/
Oziem6740/
Ujeme6736/
Gozem6726/
Gajem6725/
Oweme6725/
Ozeem6724/
Ajiem6719/
Hojen6717/
Atjem6715/
Oejen6715/
Oseem6714/
Ouiem6712/
Ejiem6712/
Hozem6711/
Hogem6710/
Ozeme6710/
Ojien679/
Howem678/
Ajjem676/
Hojam676/
Hojom675/
Ojaim675/
Ogeym674/
Hoehm674/
Goehm674/
Ajeam673/
Oiiem673/
Oueme673/
Yojim673/
Ijemh673/
Osiem673/
Okhem673/
Odjim673/
Eoehm672/
Hujem672/
Hojim672/
Aujem672/
Outem672/
Ozeum672/
Ijjem672/
Ojihm672/
Ahjem672/
Houdjeme672/
Oyiem672/
Ojend672/
Ogiem672/
O'Yem672/
Hojme671/
Gejem671/
Aajem671/
Ioyem671/
Ousem671/
Oigem671/
Ijeem671/
Ojneh671/
Ojoom671/
Ohjne671/
Yojam671/
Goiem671/
Oejim671/
Ohwem671/
Oyemk671/
Oyemn671/
Oyemt671/
Ohjam671/
Yojen671/
Ejemn671/
Oseam670/
Gowem670/
Odjen670/

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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 Ojem
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