Oyaj Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Oyaj (32) may also be a first name.

Oyaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyaj is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Oyaj is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Oyaj live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyaj893/
Yoyaj891/
Oyj861/
Hoyhaj802/
Ayaj753,128/
Oyoa75574/
Oyas75549/
Ouaj75208/
Oyai75200/
Oyej75184/
Eyaj75163/
Uyaj7550/
Iyaj7543/
Oyay7540/
Oyaa7539/
Yjaj7517/
Ojaj7513/
Oyji7513/
Oyae758/
Oyaz757/
Oyac753/
Hoyj752/
Oyoj752/
Yyaj751/
Oyje751/
Ooyj751/
Oydj751/
Oyjh751/
Oyuj751/
Oyij751/
Ioaj751/
Hoyas671,671/
Oyoua67713/
Ouaya67506/
Hoyji67431/
Oyije67370/
Oyiji67299/
Ayyaj67290/
Ouaja67255/
Aiyaj67189/
Oyaye67180/
Hiyaj67139/
Ayajh67135/
Ouyai67129/
Aayaj6761/
Gayaj6753/
Goyay6747/
Goyai6742/
Oyija6737/
Ojhaj6737/
Hayaj6736/
Hoyoa6735/
Oyahi6721/
Ayaaj6715/
Hoyai6715/
Goyji6711/
Giyaj6710/
Oyach678/
Oyaid677/
Oyahe677/
Eyaje675/
Oyiha675/
Iyajh674/
Eyyaj674/
Heyaj674/
Oyaoy674/
Hojaj674/
Yijaj673/
Eyajh673/
Oyait673/
Ioyai672/
Ayjaj672/
Ayaij672/
Oyaua672/
Uyaje672/
Yoyae672/
Oyais671/
Oyaee671/
Oyarz671/
Ojajh671/
Ieyaj671/
Hoyaa671/
Ayaej671/
Ayayj671/
Goyae671/
Geyaj671/
Gojaj671/
Uyyaj671/
Oyyha671/
Ayiaj671/
Ayajz671/
Houaj671/
Hoyae671/
Ouajd671/
Ouyaî671/
Oyuha671/
Oyhac671/
Ojaij671/
Goyej671/
Eyjaj671/
Oyaep671/
Ooyjt671/
Oyjxz671/
Uyoyj671/
Ayeaj671/
Hoyac670/

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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 Oyaj
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