Oju Surname

195,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8711:94,6786,516
Japan1041:1,229,27222,213
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
India301:25,568,846339,406
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Oju (1,270) may also be a first name.

Oju Last Name Facts

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

Oju (Hindi: ओजू, Marathi: ओजु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oju is the 195,167th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,387,980 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Oju live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 221,406th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 1,270 people.

The last name Oju is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,871 people, or 1 in 94,678. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 31 percent are found, Delta, where 19 percent are found and Kogi, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Oju Last Name Statistics demography

Oju earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoju861,530/
Ojuh86494/
Odju86281/
Ojou86115/
Goju8699/
Ojuu8684/
Ooju8647/
Ojhu8622/
Yoju8611/
Ojju8611/
Osju8610/
Ojeu869/
Ouju866/
Ojau866/
Ojui862/
Ohju862/
Oiju861/
Ojuy861/
Ojux861/
Ojuz861/
Ojcu861/
Ojgu861/
Otju861/
Ju80737,925/
Gojhu75889/
Odjou75348/
Gojui75182/
Ojhau75116/
Ojohu7590/
Hodju7569/
Hojut756/
Gojju755/
Yojju755/
Oujou755/
Ojuis754/
Gooju753/
Hojus752/
Ojeeu752/
Hojou752/
Ojihu752/
Hojui751/
Ojuhe751/
Ohiju751/
Ojoua751/
Odjus751/
Oojus751/
Oijuh751/
Huoju751/
You672,002,369/
Jui6751,842/
Aou6735,198/
Osu6710,471/
Aju6710,304/
Uju679,303/
Jau676,907/
Jut676,055/
Jud675,565/
Jou674,779/
Jiu674,472/
Ozu673,220/
Juy672,731/
Iju672,141/
Jus671,972/
Oyu671,233/
Eju671,156/
Juh67745/
Jeu67701/
Jyu67630/
Ocu67507/
Jux67441/
Juj67204/
Oujaou67204/
Juu67158/
Jup67156/
Juz67154/
Jhu67108/
Oiu6777/
Iou6767/
Ouu6753/
Uou6731/
Oau6730/
Jju6718/
Oou6718/
Odjouh6718/
Eou6715/
Juć6713/
Oudjeu6713/
Oujout6712/
Hju6711/
Oujouj679/
Juś677/
Hodjou677/
Hojhus676/
Gojgau676/
Ojhaud674/
Juá674/
Jgu673/
Hodjeu673/
Ojoaus672/
Oudjou672/
Goojju671/
Ojeuyi671/
Ojiohu671/
Ojouyi671/
Houjou671/
Houjeu671/
Hojoua671/
Ojhaup671/
Ojhaus671/
Ojohou671/
Ojuije671/
Auouju671/

Oju Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oju in the Marathi language
ओजुoju57.58
ओजूoju42.42
Oju in the Hindi language
ओजूoju33.33
ओजुoju33.33
ऑजुoju33.33

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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 Oju
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