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
Ojuma occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ojuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,228th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,677,276 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ojuma are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 405,268th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 447 people.
Ojuma is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,650 people, or 1 in 27,988. In Kenya Ojuma is primarily found in: Busia County, where 92 percent live, Bungoma County, where 6 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Ojuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ojuma last name is primarily 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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