Ojiwa Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Ojiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 345 | 1:133,855 | 10,969 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Ojiwa Demographics
Ojiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ojiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ojiwa occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ojiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojiwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 133,855. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found, Siaya County, where 22 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 19 percent are found. Beside Kenya Ojiwa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Ojiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojeiwa | 91 | 247 | / |
| Ojiewa | 91 | 93 | / |
| Odjiwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Ojiwua | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ojiswa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ojiwga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ojiwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hojiwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa | 89 | 17,800 | / |
| Ojwa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ojowa | 80 | 419 | / |
| Ojiba | 80 | 175 | / |
| Hojwa | 80 | 76 | / |
| Ajiwa | 80 | 48 | / |
| Ojewa | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ijiwa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Oyiwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ociwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Osiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ojiwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ojawa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hoiwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ejiwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ogiwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oiwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oiwas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojjwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yojwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojiva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hosiwa | 73 | 289 | / |
| Oiwaya | 73 | 250 | / |
| Adjiwa | 73 | 193 | / |
| Ogiewa | 73 | 107 | / |
| Ojibah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ajiwah | 73 | 18 | / |
| Ojiweh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gojowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ojiewo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ojewoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Osiewa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hoiawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oziewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oseiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hoyiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yojiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojivea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojieua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oejiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oisiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejiwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojivwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hojieva | 67 | 5,368 | / |
| Ajwa | 67 | 2,523 | / |
| Aiwa | 67 | 1,321 | / |
| Ojua | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Ouwa | 67 | 618 | / |
| Oiva | 67 | 454 | / |
| Oiba | 67 | 291 | / |
| Oywa | 67 | 189 | / |
| Jiwe | 67 | 145 | / |
| Oiwo | 67 | 140 | / |
| Odziewa | 67 | 80 | / |
| Eiwa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Ojishua | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ijwa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ojwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ojwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ejwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oiua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ujwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oiwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojowoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hadjiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adjoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojisuah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ojiwa
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