Okedeji Surname
Approximately 653 people bear this surname
Okedeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 649 | 1:272,947 | 15,521 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Okedeji (28) may also be a first name.
Okedeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okedeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okedeji is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okedeji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 503,100th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname Okedeji is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okedeji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.
Okedeji is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 649 people, or 1 in 272,947. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 28 percent reside and Ogun, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskedeji | 93 | 3 | / |
| Okedejie | 93 | 2 | / |
| Okedei | 92 | 4 | / |
| Okediji | 86 | 2,109 | / |
| Okedeyi | 86 | 757 | / |
| Hokedei | 86 | 6 | / |
| Okedeje | 86 | 4 | / |
| Akedeji | 86 | 3 | / |
| Okedegi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oikedei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okedidji | 80 | 3 | / |
| Okeydeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okiedeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Adkedeji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okedoi | 77 | 84 | / |
| Okedie | 77 | 15 | / |
| Akedei | 77 | 14 | / |
| Okedae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okediya | 71 | 422 | / |
| Okedoye | 71 | 92 | / |
| Okedeye | 71 | 26 | / |
| Okedigi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Okedoja | 71 | 13 | / |
| Okedisi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Akideji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okedija | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okiedai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okedije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okedoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okhedae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okeduis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hokedey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okedaisi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Okedigee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akededje | 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 Okedeji
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