Ojeru Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ojeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda501:780,78637,485
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388

Ojeru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojeru occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojeru? popularity and diffusion

Ojeru is the 2,352,516th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Ojeru is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojeru are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ojeru is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda Ojeru is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 40 percent are found, Arua District, where 32 percent are found and Moyo District, where 26 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gojeru911/
Oeru892/
Ojru891/
Oyeru801,363/
Ojoru801,270/
Ajeru80408/
Ojaru80295/
Oweru80194/
Ojiru80171/
Ejeru80142/
Ogeru8051/
Oceru8037/
Oseru8025/
Ozeru804/
Ijeru803/
Gojru801/
Ujeru801/
Oieru801/
Oujerout772/
Ouerou7377/
Ijeruh7360/
Ogerau7354/
Ojorgu7334/
Ozerus7332/
Ocheru7317/
Ogerus7313/
Oserud7311/
Ijearu7311/
Ozerau738/
Hojrup736/
Gojaru734/
Gujeru734/
Hajeru733/
Ajieru732/
Ozeiru732/
Ojooru732/
Ozerup732/
Oierud731/
Ajeeru731/
Ojirus731/
Oyereu731/
Okheru731/
Oujrou731/
Oserau731/
Oserus731/
Oweeru731/
Ojorru731/
Oehrui731/
Goueru731/
Ojioru731/
Ouru675,306/
Yeru671,353/
Eeru67372/
Eiru67340/
Ozeruha67188/
Ouzerou67127/
Houerou67119/
Gouerou6775/
Oiru6731/
Earu6722/
Euru6718/
Gocheru6712/
Adjerou679/
Ieru679/
Aeru678/
Oujarou674/
Hogerud674/
Ouerhui674/
Ajeroud674/
Ojoraup674/
Ojoruth673/
Ueru673/
Ajru673/
Ujru673/
Ejru672/
Oizerou671/
Hozheru671/
Gojarou671/
Eyru671/
Ouergou671/
Gojooru671/
Ouyerou671/
Oujroud671/
Goizeru671/
Ejeruha671/
Ozeeruu671/

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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 Ojeru
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