Ooye Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ooye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ooye Last Name Facts

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

Ooye has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ooye.

How Common Is The Last Name Ooye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. Ooye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Ooye reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ooye is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 1,789,321. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kwara, where 42 percent live, Lagos, where 16 percent live and Osun, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 44 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gooye89348/
Otoye89306/
Osoye8934/
Ohoye899/
Ooeye894/
Hooye891/
Oye8618,812/
Ooy8657/
Otuoye80157/
Asooye8024/
Otouye806/
Osuoye806/
Ohouye804/
Hooyes803/
Outoye803/
Ojouye803/
Otooye803/
Ochoye803/
Ossoye802/
Odtoye801/
Ojoeye801/
Ojooye801/
Othoye801/
Oitoye801/
Ohioye801/
Oshoye801/
Hosoye801/
Oyet7513,722/
Hoye754,034/
Oyie753,811/
Hooy753,755/
Goye751,636/
Oyee75773/
Oyeh75637/
Ouye75399/
Oyes75317/
Ohoy75208/
Ohye75114/
Ooyi75105/
Oyez7580/
Oyed7556/
Yoye7530/
Aoye7527/
Oyep7526/
Oyue7516/
Oaye7515/
Ooya7513/
Ooyo759/
Ooje758/
Gooy757/
Oeye757/
Ioye754/
Oyhe753/
Ooea752/
Eooe752/
Ooey752/
Oyje751/
Oowe751/
Ouoy751/
Oeoe751/
Oooe751/
Ooyd751/
Ooys751/
Ooyy751/
Ooeu751/
Uoye751/
Achooye731/
Hooiyee731/
Ye677,320,967/
Oe6735,644/
Oy675,942/
Otoya674,499/
Hoyes673,252/
Otoyo672,775/
Hoyez671,085/
Hoyet671,060/
Hooey67979/
Ouyed67702/
Hoyed67623/
Ohoue67568/
Osaye67464/
Oyije67370/
Osoya67353/
Atoye67342/
Otaye67338/
Gouye67281/
Goyee67276/
Ouoya67211/
Ohoya67204/
Hoeye67196/
Hooie67176/
Osoyo67132/
Oyeet67129/
Osoyi67103/
Asoye6794/
Hoyee6787/
Oseye6787/
Gaoye6781/
Hoyeh6779/
Goaye6774/
Gooey6771/
Ahoye6769/
Otuye6761/
Gooya6756/
Houye6752/
Hohoy6751/
Hooee6743/
Ouaye6733/
O'Hoy6729/
Osiye6724/
Goïye6721/
Oye'e6721/
Oyieh6718/
Osuye6717/
Otiye6715/
Oayet6714/
Ohoyt6711/
Ooyad6711/
Hoyep6711/
Gooje679/
Hooue679/
Gohye679/
Ohaye678/
Ouoyo678/
Oyahe677/
Oteye676/
Oyech676/
Ojuye675/
Goeye674/
Ooiya674/
Aooyi674/
Oeyes674/
Ohhoy674/
Ooues674/
O'Yee674/
Ouyee674/
Hoowe673/
Huoye673/
Hooya673/
Oyett673/
Hooyo673/
Ojoey673/
Aooyo673/
Ouyet673/
Oayes672/
Goojy672/
Otoie672/
Ohiye672/
Ohuye672/
Oyees672/
Oyeee672/
Oayed672/
Oyehh672/
Oyehe672/
Haoye672/
Ouiye671/
Oogge671/
Hoyhe671/
Ohoyo671/
Osyie671/
Ooweh671/
Ouyes671/
Hoaye671/
Ouohy671/
Ouoyi671/
Ohoyi671/
Oheye671/
Goowe671/
Goîye671/
Oohue671/
Oojee671/
Gooyi671/
Gouoe671/
Ouooy671/
Oytea671/
Uooya671/
Hooyt670/
Ootea670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ooye
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