Ojoyo Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ojoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ojoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ojoyo (22) may also be a first name.

Ojoyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ojoyo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ojoyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ojoyo is the 2,580,327th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ojoyo reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojoyo is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Ojoyo is most frequent in: Delta, where 71 percent live, Ogun, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ojioyo9155/
Ojoy89312/
Ijoyo801,633/
Ojoye801,549/
Ojojo80648/
Osoyo80132/
Odjoy80114/
Ajoyo80106/
Ojeyo8011/
Ocoyo808/
Ojoya803/
Ojayo803/
Ozoyo802/
Ojooj801/
Ojiyo801/
Ojuoye73467/
Osoyos73141/
Hijoyo7356/
Ochoyo7352/
Ojoijo7333/
Ojojoh7330/
Ojhayo7320/
Ojoojo7320/
Ojoeho733/
Ojouye733/
Ogioyo732/
Ohioyo732/
Odjoye732/
Ejioyo731/
Ojooye731/
Ojouyi731/
Ajojoo731/
Ayooyo731/
Ojjoyi731/
Ojaayo731/
Ajouyo731/
Gajoyo731/
Osoy675,688/
Ocoy671,327/
Ajoy671,105/
Ojoi67373/
Ojay67248/
Ojou67115/
Ojey6711/
Oejo6710/
Ozoy676/
Okhuoyo672/
Ojoj672/
Houyoyo671/
Hoyojoy671/
Osoyoth671/
Odjouye671/
Goyojoy671/
Ojuy671/
Oeyo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ojoyo
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