Oladejo Surname

9,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oladejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oladejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria58,5981:3,023394
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2321:240,16419,707
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Oladejo (4,837) may also be a first name.

Oladejo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oladejo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oladejo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oladejo is the 9,543rd most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 122,903 people. The surname Oladejo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oladejo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 98,208th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,837 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 58,598 people, or 1 in 3,023. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 46 percent are found, Osun, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Oladejo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oladejo surname is principally Christian (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Oladejo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Oladejo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning $32,584 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oladedjo9310/
Oladejio936/
Oladiejo935/
Ooladejo934/
Oladdejo934/
Olajdejo934/
Oladejoh933/
Oladejoo933/
Ojladejo933/
Oladoejo933/
Olaadejo932/
Olladejo932/
Holadejo932/
Ohladejo931/
Oladejos931/
Oladejoi931/
Oladejod931/
Oladejjo931/
Olasdejo931/
Oladej928/
Oladeji8642,158/
Aladejo861,086/
Oladeyo86810/
Oladijo86288/
Oladojo8678/
Oladajo8656/
Oladeje8642/
Oladeja8630/
Olodejo8612/
Oladeso867/
Oladejp862/
Oladujo861/
Oladieji808/
Oladejie805/
Olasdeji805/
Aladejos805/
Ojladeji803/
Oiladeji803/
Olatdeji803/
Olajdeji803/
Olladeji802/
Oladeeji802/
Oladieyo801/
Ooladeji801/
Aladejoh801/
Olladeyo801/
Olaadeji801/
Oladdeji801/
Oladei7755/
Oladoa7727/
Oladoi7716/
Oladye776/
Oladij775/
Oladee774/
Oladou774/
Oladie774/
Oladechou753/
Oladoja715,884/
Oladoye714,897/
Oladayo714,435/
Oladiji712,094/
Haladej71290/
Oladeyi71276/
Haladejová71233/
Oladuja71197/
Oladija71160/
Oladuji71153/
Oladeye71150/
Oladije7195/
Aladeji7191/
Oladaye7175/
Oladiyo7167/
Goladaj7163/
Oladoje7134/
Aladeyo7121/
Oladaji7119/
Oladoyi7116/
Aladeso717/
Oladoji717/
Olodeje717/
Haladejova717/
Oladaje716/
Oladoyo716/
Holadey714/
Oladaja713/
Olladee713/
Oladous713/
Oladeie713/
Aladijo712/
Olajdei712/
Oladoya712/
Olodeji712/
Olaidei711/
Aladeja711/
Oladeua711/
Aladojo711/
Ouladou711/
Oladéyo711/
Olaidou711/
Uladeji711/
Goladei711/
Oladiye711/
Oladeyu711/
Olodajo711/
Oladhaji6726/
Haladeja6714/
Ouladhaj676/
Oladioja674/
Oladayie673/
Oluodeji673/
Olaadayo673/
Olaadeyi673/
Olaadoja673/
Oiladeyi673/
Goladaaj672/
Oladuoye672/
Goladaji671/
Oladijii671/
Oladooja671/
Ooladoye671/
Olaadaja671/
Olaadoye671/
Ouladoue671/
Alhadeji671/
Aladezco671/
Oiladoja671/
Oladooye671/
Holladey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oladejo
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