Okuboyejo Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Okuboyejo Surname User-submission:

A shortened version of the name Okun Ola Boyejo. Many names from Ijebu-land, Soth-West Nigeria are shortened for easy pronunciation. The meaning of Okun Ola Boyejo is 'lineage of riches is equal to royalty'. Okun means 'lineage', ola means 'riches' and oye means 'royalty'.

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Okuboyejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5461:324,43717,805
England641:870,59545,570
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Okuboyejo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A shortened version of the name Okun Ola Boyejo. Many names from Ijebu-land, Soth-West Nigeria are shortened for easy pronunciation. The meaning of Okun Ola Boyejo is 'lineage of riches is equal to royalty'. Okun means 'lineage', ola means 'riches' and oye means 'royalty'. This name has nothing to do with death, from the Yoruba, oku, which means 'the dead'.

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Okuboyejo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Okuboyejo is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okuboyejo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 491,125th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. The last name Okuboyejo is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Okuboyejo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Okuboyejo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 324,437. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Ogun, where 36 percent are found and Osun, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Okuboyejo is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Okuboyejo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Okuboyejo are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Okuboyejo earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.92% more than the national average, earning $62,961 USD per year.

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Okuboyeyo893/
Okupoyejo892/
Okuboyeje891/
Okuboyojo891/
Okubayejo891/
Okubayeje781/
Okubajo75285/
Okubijo752/
Okubeji751/
Akubiojo7121/
Okoubajo712/
Okpojo6795/
Ikubayeje6711/
Ekubayeje671/
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