Ojuma Surname
Approximately 2,722 people bear this surname
Ojuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,650 | 1:27,988 | 3,103 |
| Uganda | 597 | 1:65,392 | 7,411 |
| Nigeria | 473 | 1:374,509 | 19,965 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ojuma (447) may also be a first name.
Ojuma Demographics
Ojuma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ojuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ojuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ojuma is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ojuma is the 160,228th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,677,276 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojuma reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 405,268th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 447 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,650 people, or 1 in 27,988. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 92 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 6 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Ojuma exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
Ojuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Ojuma
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