Owokoya Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Owokoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 168 | 1:1,054,421 | 44,098 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
Owokoya (11) may also be a first name.
Owokoya Demographics
Average Owokoya Salary in
United States
$58,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Owokoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owokoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owokoya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owokoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,239,697th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Owokoya reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Owokoya is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 1,054,421. In Nigeria Owokoya is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 46 percent are found, Lagos, where 40 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Owokoya Last Name Statistics demography
Owokoya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awokoya | 86 | 2,028 | / |
| Obokoya | 86 | 18 | / |
| Owokaya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Owokoyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Owakoya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Osuokoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gouwokoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awokooya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owokae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awokoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awokoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awokiya | 71 | 74 | / |
| Owokeye | 71 | 33 | / |
| Awokoye | 71 | 14 | / |
| Owakoyi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Awokaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Awokeya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Awokoyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Obukoya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ewokoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awakoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awukoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owukoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owokaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovuokoye | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ovoukoyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojuakoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aboukoya | 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
- 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 Owokoya
- 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