Opapeju Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Opapeju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opapeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528

Opapeju Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Opapeju? popularity and diffusion

Opapeju is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Opapeju is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Opapeju are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria Opapeju is mostly found in: Osun, where 37 percent reside, Kwara, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Opapeju Last Name Statistics demography

Opapeju earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apepoju711/
Apapesuch6348/
Ibipeju5734/
Obipoju5714/
Ipapaji576/
Opabiji574/
Abepaju571/
Apapisut531/
Owopebijo50138/
Apapisuth502/
Opebeyiji501/

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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 Opapeju
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