Oboyi Surname
Approximately 730 people bear this surname
Oboyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 621 | 1:285,254 | 16,072 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oboyi (99) may also be a first name.
Oboyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oboyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oboyi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oboyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 462,174th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oboyi are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 285,254. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 50 percent reside, Cross River, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Oboyi
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