Ojukwu Surname
Approximately 14,889 people bear this surname
Ojukwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14,243 | 1:12,437 | 1,269 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
| Kenya | 71 | 1:650,421 | 29,207 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Ojukwu (1,462) may also be a first name.
Ojukwu Demographics
Average Ojukwu Salary in
United States
$46,501 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ojukwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojukwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ojukwu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojukwu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,483rd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 489,458 people. The last name Ojukwu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ojukwu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ojukwu is also the 203,815th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 1,462 people.
Ojukwu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 14,243 people, or 1 in 12,437. In Nigeria Ojukwu is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 20 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Enugu, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Ojukwu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Ojukwu are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ojukwu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning R 250,080 per year; in United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $43,141 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojoukwu | 92 | 52 | / |
| Ojiukwu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Oojukwu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Ojukkwu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Uojukwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ojunkwu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ojujkwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ojugkwu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ojjukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ojukwuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ojuckwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hojukwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ojukwuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jukwu | 91 | 31 | / |
| Ojokwu | 83 | 178 | / |
| Ujukwu | 83 | 155 | / |
| Ijukwu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Ojugwu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Oyukwu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ouokwu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oiukwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uoukwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ohaukwu | 77 | 93 | / |
| Ijeukwu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Ujeukwu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Oyeukwu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ojiugwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ejeukwu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ajaukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyiukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Youkwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohoukwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ujunkwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jokwu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aokwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jugwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajahukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajieukwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojogwu | 67 | 676 | / |
| Ejugwu | 67 | 524 | / |
| Ejokwu | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ajokwu | 67 | 89 | / |
| Ihukwu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ujokwu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ijokwu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ieukwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eeokwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayokwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eiukwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehukwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyugwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eiokwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eeukwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euokwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yunkwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiokwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oougwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojugbu | 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
- 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 Ojukwu
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