Olajoju Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Olajoju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159 | 1:1,114,105 | 45,936 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Olajoju (257) may also be a first name.
Olajoju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olajoju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olajoju occurs most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olajoju? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olajoju is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. Olajoju occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Olajoju live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 555,528th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 257 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 1,114,105. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 49 percent are found, Osun, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olasoju | 86 | 633 | / |
| Olayoju | 86 | 25 | / |
| Olajosu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Oladjeou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olajguju | 80 | 4 | / |
| Olaidjou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golajaju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olaiju | 77 | 61 | / |
| Olaeju | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oloiju | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olauju | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olajeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oladjehou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Olayedjou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Olajesu | 71 | 449 | / |
| Olayaju | 71 | 35 | / |
| Olayeju | 71 | 26 | / |
| Olujosu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Olaseju | 71 | 10 | / |
| Olajusu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Olasuju | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oladjiu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olageju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Olasosu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olayauju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olojosau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alhajjuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aladjaou | 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
- 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 Olajoju
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