Olwoyi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Olwoyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Olwoyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwoyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olwoyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Olwoyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwoyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Olwoyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Olwoyi are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Olwoyi is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Olwoyi is most common in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olwayi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Olwuyi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Olwoye | 83 | 12 | / |
| Olweyi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Olwoyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Houlwoi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Olwoeye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Olwoich | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwooye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwoeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olwai | 73 | 22 | / |
| Olway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Alwoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Olwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holway | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Oluoye | 67 | 72 | / |
| Olweya | 67 | 69 | / |
| Holwey | 67 | 31 | / |
| Olwiyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Holboy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Alwoji | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olwayo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alweyi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alwayi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oluoyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olweyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oluoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alwoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ollway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oluhoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oluoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holwie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Olwoyi
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