Ojo Surname
Approximately 425,587 people bear this surname
Ojo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 409,473 | 1:433 | 47 |
| Panama | 4,649 | 1:842 | 163 |
| Ghana | 2,286 | 1:11,820 | 1,565 |
| England | 2,161 | 1:25,783 | 3,526 |
| United States | 1,627 | 1:222,777 | 21,575 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Philippines | 1,024 | 1:98,865 | 17,243 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Indonesia | 370 | 1:357,430 | 30,846 |
| Spain | 238 | 1:196,437 | 13,533 |
| Canada | 219 | 1:168,245 | 16,926 |
| Australia | 207 | 1:130,414 | 14,194 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Ireland | 116 | 1:40,594 | 3,174 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Ivory Coast | 74 | 1:311,773 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Slovenia | 57 | 1:43,643 | 7,685 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Iceland | 51 | 1:7,453 | 793 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Japan | 35 | 1:3,652,694 | 35,474 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Belize | 15 | 1:23,698 | 1,879 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Ojo (137,430) may also be a first name.
Ojo Demographics
Average Male Ojo Height
174.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ojo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ojo (Hindi: ओजो) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ojo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ojo is the 1,250th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,124 people. The last name Ojo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ojo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,603rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 137,430 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 409,473 people, or 1 in 433. In Nigeria Ojo is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 23 percent are found, Oyo, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Ojo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ojo last name is chiefly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ojo surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% registered with the political party.
The amount Ojo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning 244,143 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning R 201,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $45,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,595 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hojo | 86 | 23,089 | / |
| Odjo | 86 | 10,457 | / |
| Gojo | 86 | 3,674 | / |
| Ojoh | 86 | 2,145 | / |
| Ojoo | 86 | 853 | / |
| Oujo | 86 | 661 | / |
| Ojoi | 86 | 373 | / |
| Ojoy | 86 | 312 | / |
| Ojou | 86 | 115 | / |
| Ojjo | 86 | 100 | / |
| Yojo | 86 | 94 | / |
| Ojuo | 86 | 55 | / |
| Otjo | 86 | 41 | / |
| Oojo | 86 | 40 | / |
| Ojio | 86 | 19 | / |
| Oejo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Osjo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ojho | 86 | 8 | / |
| Oyjo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oijo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Uojo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Iojo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ojoj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oj | 80 | 2,361 | / |
| Oudjo | 75 | 707 | / |
| Ojowa | 75 | 419 | / |
| Odjou | 75 | 348 | / |
| Outjo | 75 | 303 | / |
| Odjoy | 75 | 114 | / |
| Hojoh | 75 | 42 | / |
| Hojio | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hojyo | 75 | 19 | / |
| Oujoi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hodjo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gojoo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gojio | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ojoch | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hojos | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ojooh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oujou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hojho | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hojoo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ojoot | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hojou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Houjo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gojoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojooj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohijo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojuoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoojo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oujjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oojoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojosj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oojzo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yohjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oji | 67 | 31,034 | / |
| Oso | 67 | 19,097 | / |
| Oja | 67 | 10,066 | / |
| Ozo | 67 | 8,398 | / |
| Oyo | 67 | 6,926 | / |
| Oje | 67 | 5,967 | / |
| Ajo | 67 | 4,342 | / |
| Oco | 67 | 3,517 | / |
| Goj | 67 | 2,003 | / |
| Ijo | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Ujo | 67 | 699 | / |
| Ouj | 67 | 321 | / |
| Ejo | 67 | 259 | / |
| Hoj | 67 | 168 | / |
| Oio | 67 | 127 | / |
| Hojová | 67 | 100 | / |
| Ojh | 67 | 95 | / |
| Houdjo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ooy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yoj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ooj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Goojoo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Oij | 67 | 25 | / |
| Odjouh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oujout | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yjo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ooa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uoj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Houjot | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hodjou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ohj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hojost | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gojowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oej | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hojova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hohjoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oudjou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oijoij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojojje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odjoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Jost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gojuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
Ojo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ojo in the Hindi language | ||
| ओजो | ojo | - |
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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
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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 Ojo
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