Oyaji Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Oyaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Oyaji (49) may also be a first name.
Oyaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyaji (Marathi: ओटाजी) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oyaji.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyaji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Oyaji occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Oyaji reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyaji is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 49 people.
Oyaji is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Oyaji is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 25 percent live, Delta, where 25 percent live and Kaduna, where 25 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Japan, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oyaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oyaji in the Marathi language | ||
| ओटाजी | otaji | 66.67 |
| ओयजी | oyaji | 33.33 |
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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 Oyaji
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