Omouyi Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Omouyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omouyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Omouyi (20) may also be a first name.

Omouyi Last Name Facts

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

Omouyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omouyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omouyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omouyi is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 86 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omojuyi927/
Omoyuyi923/
Omoshuyi8613/
Omosuyis862/
Oimotuyi861/
Omotuiyi861/
Amouyi8321/
Omouya8311/
Omouyo831/
Omouie831/
Omotuye7718/
Omogiui7714/
Omosuye7713/
Omotuji776/
Omotuyo775/
Omotayi773/
Omatuyi772/
Omosuyo771/
Omosuia771/
Amotuyi771/
Omosuya771/
Omosuiy771/
Oumouai771/
Oumouye771/
Omaou731/
Omaoi731/
Omochayi711/
Houmouya711/
Omoshayi711/
Omoshuye711/
Omotuoye711/
Homouied711/
Amouye67503/
Omahoy67261/
Omoaye67247/
Amouya67171/
Amouie67109/
Omooye6797/
Omaoid6743/
Omaois6722/
Omoeye6721/
Omoayo6720/
Amouia6713/
Omahou674/
Omaoye673/
Homaou672/
Omohei671/
Hamhouyia671/
Amouyo671/
Amoayi671/
Gomoay671/
Omahui671/
Omohay671/
Gomoey671/
Omaoyo671/

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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 Omouyi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis