Ooyi Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ooyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ooyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya981:471,22324,622
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ooyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ooyi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ooyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ooyi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya Ooyi is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 97 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 1 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Ooyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osoyi89103/
Aooyi894/
Ouoyi891/
Ohoyi891/
Gooyi891/
Oyi861,804/
Ooy8657/
Ossoyi806/
Osoiyi804/
Ojouyi801/
Ottoyi801/
Outoyi801/
Oshoyi801/
Ojjoyi801/
Ahooyi801/
Ootoyi801/
Gohoyi801/
Oyie753,811/
Hooy753,755/
Hoyi752,102/
Goyi751,093/
Ouyi75844/
Ohyi75711/
Ooji75709/
Oyit75584/
Yoyi75274/
Oyih75236/
Oyii75231/
Ohoy75208/
Ooye75182/
Oyui7563/
Oyio7561/
Oyip7546/
O'Oi7546/
Ohoi7530/
Oțoi7528/
Ouoi7527/
Oyis7519/
Ooya7513/
OYiz7512/
Aoyi7511/
Ooyo759/
Gooy757/
Oyyi756/
Uooi754/
Ooai753/
O'Yi752/
OYid752/
Ooey752/
Ooij752/
Oooi752/
Oyhi752/
Oayi752/
Ojyi751/
Ouoy751/
Ooyd751/
Ooys751/
Ooyy751/
Ooia751/
Ooio751/
Oyij751/
Osoji6757,807/
Oi6750,480/
Oy675,942/
Otoya674,499/
Otoyo672,775/
Hooey67979/
Ayoyi67583/
Oyije67370/
Osoya67353/
Gooye67348/
Hohoi67332/
Otoye67306/
Hoyhi67268/
Ouoya67211/
Ohoya67204/
Ohoji67185/
Hooie67176/
Osoyo67132/
Ohayi67118/
Hooji67111/
Ahoyi6791/
Gaoyi6786/
Gooey6771/
Hohyi6765/
Șoșoi6764/
Gooya6756/
Hooij6752/
Hohoy6751/
Osoye6734/
Goțoi6731/
O'Hoy6729/
Gohyi6722/
Otoia6721/
Oheyi6721/
Gooij6719/
Oyitt6719/
Oyieh6718/
Haoyi6716/
Gooji6715/
Houyi6714/
Yohyi6713/
Ohoyt6711/
Ooyad6711/
Ohoye679/
Ouayi679/
Ouoyo678/
Ohoia677/
Gouyi676/
Goayi676/
Gooai675/
Osoio675/
Huoyi675/
Goyyi674/
Hoyyi674/
Ooeye674/
Ooiya674/
Ohhoy674/
Hoyis673/
Ouyia673/
Hooya673/
Hooyo673/
Ojoey673/
Aooyo673/
Ouhyi673/
Goojy672/
Otoie672/
Ojuyi672/
Houoi672/
Hoțoi672/
Hioyi672/
Hoyit671/
Hooio671/
Ohoyo671/
Ohoio671/
Oyhii671/
Osyie671/
Ooiah671/
Oaiyi671/
Hooye671/
Ouohy671/
Oyiss671/
Oyuji671/
Oyich671/
Oauyi671/
Oceyi671/
Țoțoi671/
Oyuyi671/
Hoeyi671/
Ogioi671/
Hoyid671/
Auoyi671/
Ouooy671/
Uooya671/
Hooyt670/

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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
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  • 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 Ooyi
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