Omosekeji Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Omosekeji Surname User-submission:

Omosekeji is a Yoruba surname, meaning 'second child'.

Omosekeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6301:281,17915,881
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omosekeji (115) may also be a first name.

Omosekeji Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Omosekeji is a Yoruba surname, meaning 'second child'.

- anixbillo12

Omosekeji Last Name Facts

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

Omosekeji occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omosekeji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,938th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Omosekeji live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 115 people.

The surname Omosekeji is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 281,179. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 71 percent are found, Ogun, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Omosekeji occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omoshekeji9521/
Omosikeji8917/
Omosekegi894/
Omosekeyi891/
Omoshikeji844/
Omosikiji782/
Omosikegi781/
Omachekeji7417/
Omasikei7112/
Gomasekoue631/
Omosikoyo561/

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Footnotes

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