Oyafa Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Oyafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Oyafa (88) may also be a first name.
Oyafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyafa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Oyafa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Oyafa reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 88 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Oyafa is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 61 percent are found, National Capital District, where 36 percent are found and Morobe, where 4 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyafah | 91 | 7 | / |
| Oyfa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ayafa | 80 | 222 | / |
| Iyafa | 80 | 172 | / |
| Eyafa | 80 | 84 | / |
| Uyafa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oyafi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oyefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyafouha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hayafa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yoafay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eyafaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oiyofa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hojafa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Giyafa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayafat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ohiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyaffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oheafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyapha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayafaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojaufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aifa | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Aufa | 67 | 1,730 | / |
| Oufa | 67 | 638 | / |
| Yefa | 67 | 387 | / |
| Oifa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Afea | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ayfa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Aîfa | 67 | 36 | / |
| Aefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oyfe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eyfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyafa'a | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyaffah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayafaya | 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 Oyafa
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