Ojema Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Ojema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 204 | 1:191,369 | 15,594 |
| Nigeria | 154 | 1:1,150,278 | 47,013 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Ojema (151) may also be a first name.
Ojema Demographics
Ojema Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ojema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ojema occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ojema is the 733,258th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojema live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Ojema is also the 749,223rd most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 151 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 191,369. In Uganda Ojema is primarily concentrated in: Kumi District, where 56 percent are found, Soroti District, where 9 percent are found and Agago District, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Ojema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ojema surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ojema
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