Oyanah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Oyanah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyanah (118) may also be a first name.
Oyanah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyanah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyanah occurs in Nigeria more 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 Oyanah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Oyanah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyanah live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyanah is also the 859,937th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 118 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 33 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Oyanah exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Oyanah
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