Oluboyo Surname
Approximately 600 people bear this surname
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The Oluboyo surname means 'God brings joy' or 'God is the giver of joy', 'God only is the custodian of joy'. The name has its origin traced to a town in Akoko area of Ondo state, Nigeria. The town name is ipe akoko. Oluboyo is synonymous to ipe akoko due to nature of Yoruba speaking Ascent.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 586 | 1:302,291 | 16,865 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oluboyo (14) may also be a first name.
Oluboyo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Oluboyo surname means 'God brings joy' or 'God is the giver of joy', 'God only is the custodian of joy'. The name has its origin traced to a town in Akoko area of Ondo state, Nigeria. The town name is ipe akoko. Oluboyo is synonymous to ipe akoko due to nature of Yoruba speaking Ascent. Other parts of Yoruba speaking towns has the variants such as olubayo, oludayo, olugboyo.
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Where Does The Last Name Oluboyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oluboyo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oluboyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Oluboyo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 536,820th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oluboyo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oluboyo is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Oluboyo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 302,291. In Nigeria Oluboyo is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ekiti, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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