Olajiga Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Olajiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olajiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1851:149,4889,497
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Olajiga (18) may also be a first name.

Olajiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olajiga is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olajiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 310,992nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,017,792 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Olajiga live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Olajiga is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 18 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,185 people, or 1 in 149,488. In Nigeria Olajiga is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 65 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olajga925/
Olayiga8625/
Olagiga8618/
Alajiga8610/
Olajige866/
Olajigi865/
Olaaiga864/
Ojlaiga863/
Olojiga863/
Olainga861/
Olajuga861/
Alajinga8072/
Holaigah801/
Oleaga772,492/
Olaige7735/
Alaiga7713/
Oliega775/
Ulaiga774/
Oloiga772/
Olosaigha7510/
Allajinga751/
Aalajinga751/
Alainga7135/
Oluyiga717/
Olagega712/
Alijiga712/
Alaiaga711/
Alajaga711/
Alasiga711/
Ouleiga711/
Oleigha711/
Alaziga711/
Olaiege711/
Alazigha67485/
Alajingi67378/
Holajogi67137/
Olasegha67101/
Alajanga6713/
Olajangi673/
Alajagas671/
Galaigha671/
Ulajagad671/
Alasigha671/
Alhaigad671/
Olayegha671/
Olayioge671/
Ullainga671/
Alajinge671/
Alhajigo671/

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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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  • 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 Olajiga
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