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 surname Oyaj is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oyaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyaj? popularity and diffusion

Oyaj is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Oyaj are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyaj is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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