Ojevwe Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojevwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojevwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5131:345,30818,712
United States461:7,879,542351,394

Ojevwe (1,460) may also be a first name.

Ojevwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojevwe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojevwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ojevwe is the 565,867th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ojevwe are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 204,006th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,460 people.

Ojevwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 345,308. In Nigeria Ojevwe is most frequent in: Delta, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Ojevwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ojevwe surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the party.

Ojevwe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39% less than the national average, earning $26,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojewe9189/
Ojeve912/
Ojivwe8311/
Odjeve832/
Ojewve831/
Ojeawe831/
Oujeve831/
Ojeweh831/
Ojewett771/
Oujeved771/
Osewe733,443/
Ujewe73110/
Ojiwe739/
Ogewe738/
Ojewi734/
Ajeve734/
Ajewe733/
Oseve732/
Ogeve731/
Oceve731/
Oudjeved711/
Oseiwe6773/
Ogiewe6731/
Ogieve6726/
Ujeweh6715/
Odjiwe6712/
Osewie679/
Ojiweh676/
Osewhe675/
Adjewe673/
Ozeves672/
Hajewe672/
Ogeswe672/
Ajeeve672/
Ozevhe671/
Ozevie671/
Osiewe671/
Oseewe671/
Oigewe671/
Ogewey671/
Oseweh671/
Ujewhe671/

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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 Ojevwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis