Osunji Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osunji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osunji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Osunji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osunji occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osunji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osunji is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Osunji occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osunji reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Osunji is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Osunji is most prevalent in: Kwara, where 47 percent live, Rivers, where 23 percent live and Ondo, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osunjhi921/
Osunsi8344/
Esunji8317/
Osunja837/
Asunji835/
Osungi835/
Ojunji833/
Osunzi832/
Ozunji831/
Otshundji801/
Osonjoi7752/
Oshunsi7721/
Osungei7715/
Osunzie775/
Ogiunji771/
Ochunji771/
Osunaiye7162/
Osuneiye711/
Azoundji711/
Osuuniyi711/
Osunge67291/
Oshunniyi67116/
Osonja6766/
Asunci6756/
Ozonji6748/
Osunnaiye6742/
Ochoundji6736/
Asungi6734/
Osunza679/
Ojunsi679/
Osonzi678/
Ojunje675/
Osunye675/
Ozungi674/
Osunze674/
Osunsa671/
Azonji671/
Esunje671/
Usunie671/
Ojungi671/
Asunsi671/
Azunji671/
Asunja671/
Ozunsi671/

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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 Osunji
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