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 more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojevwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ojevwe is the 565,867th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Ojevwe is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ojevwe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 204,006th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,460 people.

The last name Ojevwe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 513 people, or 1 in 345,308. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 80 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Edo, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ojevwe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ojevwe last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being 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