Opeji Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Opeji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Opeji (29) may also be a first name.
Opeji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Opeji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Opeji occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Opeji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Opeji is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Opeji is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Opeji are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opeji is also the 1,951,561st most common first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria Opeji is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opeiji | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hopeji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opedji | 91 | 1 | / |
| Opei | 89 | 1,400 | / |
| Opejo | 80 | 989 | / |
| Apeji | 80 | 606 | / |
| Hopej | 80 | 147 | / |
| Hopei | 80 | 117 | / |
| Opesi | 80 | 75 | / |
| Ophei | 80 | 20 | / |
| Opoji | 80 | 11 | / |
| Oppei | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gopei | 80 | 7 | / |
| Opeyi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Opaji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Opeio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opeje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Opuji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opeid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opegi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opeit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Opheij | 73 | 369 | / |
| Gopaji | 73 | 103 | / |
| Gopoji | 73 | 56 | / |
| Opechi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Goipei | 73 | 28 | / |
| Hoppej | 73 | 20 | / |
| Opheis | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hopaji | 73 | 6 | / |
| Apedji | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hopesi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Opeise | 73 | 4 | / |
| Opesai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Opeusi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oppeit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opezzi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opheia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hopeia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Opheie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opaaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opahji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goșpei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gapeji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oupeja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opesei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opeesi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houpei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gopuji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opeitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ospejo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Opie | 67 | 4,684 | / |
| Hapheji | 67 | 960 | / |
| Opai | 67 | 868 | / |
| Apei | 67 | 769 | / |
| Opue | 67 | 500 | / |
| Opoi | 67 | 498 | / |
| Opea | 67 | 311 | / |
| Opee | 67 | 290 | / |
| Opae | 67 | 101 | / |
| Oppezzi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Opoe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Opui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Opey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opye | 67 | 24 | / |
| Opetchi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Opheeja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Opeu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goiphei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Apej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Opeicha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hophejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophejeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oupijit | 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 Opeji
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis