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 is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible 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 held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Opeji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Opeji reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Opeji is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
Opeji is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 4,119,599. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Ondo, where 14 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
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