Ojepa Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ojepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5071:349,39418,879
Uganda2301:169,73614,436
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Ojepa (98) may also be a first name.

Ojepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ojepa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ojepa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojepa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojepa live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojepa is also the 956,749th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 98 people.

Ojepa is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 349,394. In Nigeria Ojepa is primarily found in: Benue, where 56 percent live, Plateau, where 11 percent live and Nasarawa, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojepha911/
Ojepah911/
Hojepa911/
Oepa898/
Hojepha831/
Ocepa801,029/
Oyepa80318/
Ojapa80276/
Osepa8082/
Ajepa8050/
Ojepe8039/
Ijepa8011/
Owepa8011/
Oepah8010/
Ejepa807/
Ujepa807/
Ogepa806/
Hoepa802/
Gojpa801/
Ojopa801/
Ojipa801/
Ochepa73652/
Ojapah73149/
Hojapa7311/
Oseppa735/
Goepai734/
Hujepa731/
Ozepha731/
Ojepio731/
Osiepa731/
Orzepa731/
Ojappa731/
Hosepa731/
Eipa673,216/
Yepa67384/
Oupa67150/
Eupa67112/
Aepa67112/
Horzepa6780/
Uepa6771/
Eapa6743/
Oipa6736/
Õepa6731/
Eepa6722/
Hosepha6710/
Ochiepa678/
Oepe675/
Oypa673/
Hujepha673/
Ocheapa672/
Iepa672/
Ochepah671/
Hosepad671/
Ajpa671/
Oepi671/
Osiepai671/

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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 Ojepa
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