Owofadeju Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Owofadeju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 308 | 1:575,139 | 27,820 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Owofadeju (12) may also be a first name.
Owofadeju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owofadeju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Owofadeju occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Owofadeju.
How Common Is The Last Name Owofadeju? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 870,423rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname Owofadeju is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Owofadeju are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 44 percent reside, Oyo, where 18 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owofiadeju | 95 | 1 | / |
| Awofadeju | 89 | 523 | / |
| Owofadeji | 89 | 13 | / |
| Owufadeju | 89 | 4 | / |
| Owofadeyu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Awofuadeju | 84 | 1 | / |
| Awofadeji | 78 | 36 | / |
| Owofodeje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ohwofadje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Awofedeju | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ofudeju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Awaofadeji | 74 | 1 | / |
| Awfadaju | 71 | 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 Owofadeju
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