Oyako Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
Uganda2161:180,73715,048
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Oyako (816) may also be a first name.

Oyako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyako is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oyako is the 643,972nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname Oyako is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyako reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Oyako is also the 286,135th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 816 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 197,350. In Kenya Oyako is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 38 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 31 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Oyako occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 46 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Oyako Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyakoy91150/
Goyako9146/
Oyakou912/
Oyacko911/
Oyakoi911/
Oyko894/
Oyakout831/
Ayako805,415/
Oyoko802,013/
Oyaka801,482/
Goyko80547/
Iyako80412/
Oyiko80374/
Ojako80175/
Eyako80132/
Uyako8043/
Oyeko8026/
Hoyko805/
Oyaco801/
Oykoy801/
Oykot801/
Yoako801/
Oiako801/
Oysko801/
Oykos801/
Oyieko731,192/
Hayako73270/
Oyekou73250/
Ayakoh7362/
Ayakou7347/
Goyaka7328/
Gayako7321/
Ooyaka7317/
Goyoko7317/
Hoyoko7314/
Ayacko7313/
Yoyoko738/
Ojacko738/
Oyekko734/
Oyioko734/
Eyakoh733/
Oyakah732/
Iyakop731/
Goyeko731/
Yoyaka731/
Oyekoa731/
Ioyoko731/
Oyooko731/
Oyokoh731/
Iyakoo731/
Ayakoa731/
Eyakou731/
Yoahko731/
Oyeeko731/
Oyakka731/
Oyacod731/
Hiyako731/
Iyakoh731/
Iyakoa731/
Iyakko731/
Houyko731/
Oeyoko731/
Ojakoi731/
Ouko6718,464/
Yeko6714,885/
Aiko676,840/
Auko672,323/
Oiko67881/
Oyco67783/
Aeko67654/
Ayko67201/
Eako6748/
Eyko6718/
Ojko6712/
Aîko6711/
Uyko677/
Oyka677/
Oeko673/
Ayakkot673/
Oyiekoh671/
Oyakath671/
Ouykout671/
Oyikopp671/
Hayakot671/
Ajko671/
Hoyakas671/

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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 Oyako
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