Opadeji Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opadeji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opadeji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0321:171,65010,622
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Opadeji (24) may also be a first name.

Opadeji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Opadeji is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Opadeji? popularity and diffusion

Opadeji is the 351,339th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Opadeji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,032 people, or 1 in 171,650. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 43 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Ogun, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Opadeji exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oopadeji933/
Opadeiji931/
Opadei922/
Opadiji86245/
Opadeyi86216/
Opadejo866/
Opadeja862/
Opadaji861/
Opadee771/
Opadijo71332/
Opadoja71241/
Opadisi71134/
Opadiya71115/
Opadeye7140/
Opodeyi7120/
Opadoyi715/
Opadoye714/
Apadeit712/
Opadhey711/
Opadaye711/
Opadigi711/
Opadioj711/
Hapadei711/
Opadojaa672/
Oopadoja671/

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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 Opadeji
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