Owojaiye Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Owojaiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 474 | 1:373,719 | 19,928 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Owojaiye (17) may also be a first name.
Owojaiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owojaiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owojaiye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owojaiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 625,459th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Owojaiye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owojaiye is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 474 people, or 1 in 373,719. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Kwara, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Owojaiye occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owojaye | 93 | 171 | / |
| Owajaiye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Owoiye | 86 | 7 | / |
| Awojaye | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owojoye | 80 | 6 | / |
| Owoyaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owojayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owoieye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obajaiye | 75 | 15 | / |
| Owosuiye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Owoeje | 71 | 11 | / |
| Owaeye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ojueaaiye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ovojie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Owajie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Owojje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owasye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovaiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owoyeye | 67 | 363 | / |
| Oviojie | 67 | 153 | / |
| Owoseje | 67 | 76 | / |
| Awojayi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Oweiaye | 67 | 28 | / |
| Obajaye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Owojiji | 67 | 20 | / |
| Owoweye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uwujiye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Owayeye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owwoeye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Awosaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoueye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owoyeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owojeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owhoeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awojoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoseie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowoeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owosawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owasaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owojeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owoyeyi | 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 Owojaiye
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