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 last name Oiwo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oiwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Oiwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oiwo is the 1,497,948th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Oiwo live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oiwo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 39 percent live, Delta, where 34 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists 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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