Oviyo Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Oviyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oviyo Demographics
Oviyo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oviyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oviyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oviyo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Oviyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oviyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oviyo is the 2,372,517th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Oviyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oviyo are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 796,205. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 93 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside and Migori County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Oviyo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oviyo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouviyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ovieyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oviyozz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obiyo | 80 | 3,303 | / |
| Owiyo | 80 | 1,138 | / |
| Aviyo | 80 | 179 | / |
| Ovoyo | 80 | 65 | / |
| Oviya | 80 | 58 | / |
| Eviyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ovayo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oviye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ovioi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oveiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obioyo | 73 | 261 | / |
| Goviya | 73 | 28 | / |
| Haviyo | 73 | 23 | / |
| Gobiyo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ovioje | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ovieye | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gowiyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aboiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojwiyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ovayos | 73 | 2 | / |
| Obiyoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ooviya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heviyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obaiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goveio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oubiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oviejo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovijay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovayot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovijio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovaiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obieyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaviyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ovie | 67 | 13,547 | / |
| Ovey | 67 | 1,717 | / |
| Ovai | 67 | 767 | / |
| Ovye | 67 | 240 | / |
| Ovoi | 67 | 222 | / |
| Oviojie | 67 | 153 | / |
| Ovoa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ovou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Oviyach | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ovei | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obhaiyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovji | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ovui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ovay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ovieova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gouveio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ovjy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovijaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboiyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovyj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oviyo
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