Ojiba Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Ojiba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Ojiba (64) may also be a first name.
Ojiba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojiba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ojiba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺟﻴﺒﻪ, Hindi: ओजीबा, Oriya: ଓଜିବା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojiba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ojiba is the 1,295,379th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojiba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojiba is also the 1,223,525th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 31 percent reside, Enugu, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 20 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ojiba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ojiba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺟﻴﺒﻪ | ajybh | - |
| Ojiba in the Hindi language | ||
| ओजीबा | ojiba | - |
| Ojiba in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଜିବା | ojiba | - |
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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
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- 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 Ojiba
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