Okesanjo Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okesanjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okesanjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4201:421,76821,856
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England201:2,785,90397,972
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Okesanjo (14) may also be a first name.

Okesanjo Last Name Facts

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

Okesanjo is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Okesanjo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 650,013th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. The surname Okesanjo is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Okesanjo are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okesanjo is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

Okesanjo is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 420 people, or 1 in 421,768. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Ogun, where 30 percent are found and Oyo, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Okesanjo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Okesanjo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Okesanjo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okessandjo891/
Okesonjo884/
Okesanya75964/
Okesianya715/
Okesanyaa711/
Okesanyae711/
Okesaunya711/
Okosanya638/
Akesanya638/
Okasanya632/
Okesonya632/
Ekesanya631/
Ekisanyo631/
Okaysanya591/
Akisanya50713/
Ekysanya502/
Okasonya501/

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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 Okesanjo
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