Ojo Surname

1,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ojo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria409,4731:43347
Panama4,6491:842163
Ghana2,2861:11,8201,565
England2,1611:25,7833,526
United States1,6271:222,77721,575
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Philippines1,0241:98,86517,243
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Indonesia3701:357,43030,846
Spain2381:196,43713,533
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Ireland1161:40,5943,174
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Ivory Coast741:311,77311,581
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Slovenia571:43,6437,685
Uganda521:750,75536,601
Iceland511:7,453793
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Japan351:3,652,69435,474
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
India191:40,371,862445,856
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Belize151:23,6981,879
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales111:281,32115,850
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Gambia41:480,863548
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Dominica21:37,946685
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Ojo (137,430) may also be a first name.

Ojo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ojo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ojo (Hindi: ओजो) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,250th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,124 people. It is mostly 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 frequent first name on earth, held by 137,430 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 409,473 people, or 1 in 433. In Nigeria Ojo is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 23 percent reside, Oyo, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Ojo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ojo last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hojo8623,089/
Odjo8610,457/
Gojo863,674/
Ojoh862,145/
Ojoo86853/
Oujo86661/
Ojoi86373/
Ojoy86312/
Ojou86115/
Ojjo86100/
Yojo8694/
Ojuo8655/
Otjo8641/
Oojo8640/
Ojio8619/
Oejo8610/
Osjo869/
Ojho868/
Oyjo864/
Oijo864/
Uojo863/
Iojo862/
Ojoj862/
Oj802,361/
Oudjo75707/
Ojowa75419/
Odjou75348/
Outjo75303/
Odjoy75114/
Hojoh7542/
Hojio7522/
Hojyo7519/
Oujoi7518/
Hodjo7517/
Gojoo7514/
Gojio758/
Ojoch757/
Hojos756/
Ojooh755/
Oujou755/
Hojho754/
Hojoo753/
Ojoot753/
Hojou752/
Houjo752/
Gojoh751/
Ojooj751/
Ohijo751/
Ojuoh751/
Hoojo751/
Oujjo751/
Oojoh751/
Ojosj751/
Oojzo751/
Yohjo751/
Oji6731,034/
Oso6719,097/
Oja6710,066/
Ozo678,398/
Oyo676,926/
Oje675,967/
Ajo674,342/
Oco673,517/
Goj672,003/
Ijo671,175/
Ujo67699/
Ouj67321/
Ejo67259/
Hoj67168/
Oio67127/
Hojová67100/
Ojh6795/
Houdjo6759/
Ooy6757/
Yoj6751/
Ooj6744/
Goojoo6744/
Oij6725/
Odjouh6718/
Oujout6712/
Yjo6711/
Ooa6710/
Eoo678/
Uoj678/
Houjot678/
Hodjou677/
Ohj677/
Ojs677/
Ojy677/
Hojost676/
Ojj675/
Gojowa675/
Oej675/
Ioj674/
Hojova674/
Hohjoh672/
Oudjou672/
Oijoij671/
Houjou671/
Ojojje671/
Ojé671/
Odjoot671/
O'Jost671/
Ojz671/
Oyj671/
Gojuoh671/

Ojo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ojo in the Hindi language
ओजोojo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ojo
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