Omoyayi Surname
Approximately 603 people bear this surname
Omoyayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 549 | 1:322,664 | 17,723 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Omoyayi (51) may also be a first name.
Omoyayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omoyayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omoyayi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omoyayi? popularity and diffusion
Omoyayi is the 534,813th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Omoyayi live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 51 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 322,664. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 29 percent are found, Osun, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Omoyayi is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omoyaayi | 93 | 5 | / |
| Oomoyayi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Omojayi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Omoyaye | 86 | 7 | / |
| Omuyayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amoyayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omoyaie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Omoyeuyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omoyaiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omayie | 77 | 40 | / |
| Omoyie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Omaeyi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Omoyeye | 71 | 171 | / |
| Omuyoyi | 71 | 102 | / |
| Amayayi | 71 | 100 | / |
| Omojaye | 71 | 36 | / |
| Omayaji | 71 | 28 | / |
| Omojeya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Omuyeyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omoyeie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Omiyaji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Omoyeya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omoyoye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omojoyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Omujoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omiyaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamuyayi | 67 | 211 | / |
| Omoyegie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omoyiehe | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Omoyayi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis