Olajiga Surname
Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname
Olajiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,185 | 1:149,488 | 9,497 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olajga | 92 | 5 | / |
| Olayiga | 86 | 25 | / |
| Olagiga | 86 | 18 | / |
| Alajiga | 86 | 10 | / |
| Olajige | 86 | 6 | / |
| Olajigi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Olaaiga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ojlaiga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olojiga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Olainga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Olajuga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Alajinga | 80 | 72 | / |
| Holaigah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oleaga | 77 | 2,492 | / |
| Olaige | 77 | 35 | / |
| Alaiga | 77 | 13 | / |
| Oliega | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ulaiga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oloiga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olosaigha | 75 | 10 | / |
| Allajinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aalajinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Alainga | 71 | 35 | / |
| Oluyiga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Olagega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alijiga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alaiaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alajaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alasiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouleiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oleigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alaziga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olaiege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alazigha | 67 | 485 | / |
| Alajingi | 67 | 378 | / |
| Holajogi | 67 | 137 | / |
| Olasegha | 67 | 101 | / |
| Alajanga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Olajangi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alajagas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galaigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulajagad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alasigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhaigad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olayegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olayioge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ullainga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alajinge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhajigo | 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
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- 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 Olajiga
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