Owoaje Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Owoaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Owoaje Demographics
Average Owoaje Salary in
United States
$46,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owoaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owoaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owoaje occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owoaje.
How Common Is The Last Name Owoaje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,125,333rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Owoaje is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Owoaje reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 66 percent are found, Ogun, where 13 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Owoaje Last Name Statistics demography
Owoaje earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoaye | 83 | 12 | / |
| Owoeje | 83 | 11 | / |
| Owoage | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owoajo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoaji | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoseje | 77 | 76 | / |
| Ohwoase | 77 | 11 | / |
| Owosawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owotaji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owaea | 73 | 13 | / |
| Owoey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awoae | 73 | 3 | / |
| Owaey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owoshaja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owojiaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Owoeye | 67 | 31,452 | / |
| Owoeyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Owoeya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awoaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Owoeyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oboaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Owoaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owaeye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owooye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obaoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwaeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owahij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howoay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owoaje
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