Ojija Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Ojija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ojija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ojija (Oriya: ଓଜିଜା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,817,111th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Ojija is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ojija are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 97 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ojija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ojija in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଜିଜା | ojija | - |
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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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- 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 Ojija
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