Oiwo Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oiwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oiwo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oiwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oiwo is the 1,497,948th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Oiwo is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Oiwo reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oiwo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 39 percent live, Delta, where 34 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Oiwo Last Name Statistics demography

Oiwo earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 115.1% more than the national average, earning $92,812 USD per year.

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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 Oiwo
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