Sopeju Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sopeju Surname User-submission:

The Sopeju surname means 'wizards are not complete'.

Sopeju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sopeju Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sopeju surname means 'wizards are not complete'.

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Sopeju Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sopeju is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sopeju? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sopeju live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 48 percent are found, Lagos, where 32 percent are found and Oyo, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Sopeju Last Name Statistics demography

Sopeju earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 114.3% more than the national average, earning $92,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shopeju92317/
Sopjeu8326/
Sopoju832/
Sopesu831/
Sopjui831/
Soppoju7734/
Sopescu772/
Sopeyuh771/
Sapju7321/
Sopiu7313/
Sophiu675/
Sopicu674/
Sapezu671/
Sopoiu671/
Sapehu671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sopeju
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