Ayo Forename

12,218th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 81,095 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayo Forename User-submission:

Ayo is a unisex name, which means 'joy' or 'great joy' in Yoruba.

Ayo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
73%
 
67,0331:2,649478
Indonesia-4,1251:62,5377,601
England
57%
 
1,3761:40,4092,052
Ethiopia
78%
 
1,2711:76,7596,049
United States
 
55%
1,1071:327,4959,916
Ivory Coast
76%
 
9541:24,1892,103
Ghana-6181:43,6672,441
Egypt
64%
 
5861:156,8286,244
Benin
100%
5611:18,8522,056
India
60%
 
4131:2,941,593134,815
Togo-4121:17,5712,429
Niger
 
88%
4091:46,9052,370
Poland
50%
 
3771:100,8682,190
Canada
94%
 
1851:179,0997,158
Burkina Faso
 
90%
1461:125,8876,397
Philippines
77%
 
1391:762,65822,501
Papua New Guinea
 
72%
1371:59,5065,724
Syria-1241:155,6942,192
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
Cameroon
 
67%
971:222,7899,160
Liberia
53%
 
971:45,4852,483
Pakistan
100%
871:2,233,99629,284
DR Congo
 
63%
551:1,342,32036,691
Uganda
65%
 
541:758,46114,762
South Africa
100%
511:1,069,26839,811
Senegal
 
93%
511:285,9094,868
Denmark-501:112,9903,130
Thailand
66%
 
341:2,060,75956,734
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
United Arab Emirates-241:298,00016,364
Brazil
100%
231:9,314,615118,042
New Zealand-211:216,0027,140
Iceland-211:17,4291,276
Iraq
100%
191:1,843,04511,423
Spain-171:2,737,05713,172
Tanzania
100%
161:3,299,27023,966
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
161:85,0896,268
Sudan
100%
161:2,362,9363,917
Germany
80%
 
141:6,905,56325,447
Scotland
67%
 
141:382,1695,277
Ireland
100%
131:357,1945,120
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
Russia
100%
131:11,094,90040,853
Wales-131:238,0244,015
Malaysia
 
89%
121:2,537,49569,200
Belgium
100%
111:1,044,54912,446
France
100%
101:6,647,03424,227
Australia-91:1,517,51415,297
Guinea-91:1,317,6273,716
Lebanon
100%
71:803,9397,854
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Nepal
75%
 
41:7,121,83862,014
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Sierra Leone-41:1,772,166913
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Kazakhstan-41:4,436,71124,678
Namibia-31:801,39311,859
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Afghanistan
50%
 
21:16,311,75848,279
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Czechia
100%
21:5,328,0818,108
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376

The alternate forms: Ayô (2) are calculated separately.

Ayo (94,329) may also be a surname.

Ayo Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ayo is a unisex name, which means 'joy' or 'great joy' in Yoruba.

- maria_h

Ayo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayô892/
Ayou867,647/
Hayo865,339/
Ayoo861,386/
Gayo861,121/
Ayot861,019/
Ayoh861,011/
Aiyo86557/
Ayop86267/
Ayyo86197/
Ahyo86168/
Ajyo86135/
Ayos86132/
Ayio86119/
Ayoz8656/
Ayod8653/
Auyo8638/
Ayuo8635/
Ayho864/
Ayoë861/
Ay8026,689/
Hayot753,771/
Ayosh751,384/
Hayou75597/
Ayodh75254/
Ayoup75157/
Ahayo7568/
Ayowa7561/
Ayoos7539/
Ayhos7538/
Gaiyo7534/
Ayouz7530/
Ayoud7527/
Hayop7521/
Ayoop7520/
Ayuop7513/
Ayood7511/
Hayod7511/
Ayous757/
Ayout756/
Hayoh755/
Ayouh755/
Ayoux755/
Ayoot755/
Ayhop754/
Hayos754/
Hayoo754/
Ayova753/
Ayooz752/
Haãyo752/
Gayoo752/
Hahyo752/
Gahyo752/
Auyop752/
Hayoz752/
Ayozz751/
Gajyo751/
Gayyo751/
Gayho751/
Gayio751/
Gauyo751/
Ayyoh751/
Ayo'e751/
Ayohh751/
Ayoph751/
Ayoss751/
Ayott751/
Aayoh751/
Aajyo751/
Ahyoe751/
Hayuo751/
Hayho751/
Auhyo751/
Hawyo751/
Hauyo751/
Ahyot751/
Aya671,315,262/
Aye67761,526/
Ayu67242,324/
Ayi6793,945/
Gay6753,006/
Hay6749,378/
Eyo6717,313/
Yoa6716,592/
Aay6714,859/
Ajo6713,102/
Oyo679,443/
Ayouch676,783/
Ayt675,119/
Iyo674,373/
Uyo673,038/
Yoy672,998/
Ayh672,704/
Ayoosh671,638/
Ajy671,491/
Ays671,169/
Ahy67684/
Ayoush67612/
Aiy67379/
Ayd67324/
Aio67245/
Yoj6781/
Ayy6774/
Ayz6767/
Ayoghi6753/
Ayoddh6746/
Ayj6743/
Auy6742/
Ayp6718/
Yyo6717/
Ayé6715/
Hayout6711/
Ayş679/
Ayoshh677/
Ayooph674/
Ayï674/
Yjo674/
Ayouth673/
Ayooth673/
Hayoot671/
Gaihyo671/
Gauyoh671/
Ayuosh671/
Ayß671/
Ayç671/
Ayı671/
Ayochh671/
Ayoobp671/
Ayoudh671/
Aypowa671/
Hayoos671/
Hayosh671/
Hayott671/
Hayouh671/

Ayo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ayo in the Russian language
Аёae-

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