Oyaniyi Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyaniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyaniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9441:187,65111,385
Benin221:469,80032,108
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England41:13,929,515290,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Oyaniyi (11) may also be a first name.

Oyaniyi Last Name Facts

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

Oyaniyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyaniyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 366,594th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. The surname Oyaniyi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyaniyi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyaniyi is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Oyaniyi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 944 people, or 1 in 187,651. In Nigeria Oyaniyi is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 34 percent reside, Osun, where 27 percent reside and Lagos, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Oyaniyi Last Name Statistics demography

Oyaniyi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oyeniyo711/
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Ayangaii6747/
Ayonniyi6711/
Oyinioye6710/
Ayanniya675/
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Ayanniye673/
Ayanyoyi673/
Hayaniya672/
Hoyagnoy672/
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Iyanioye672/
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Oynai672/
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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 Oyaniyi
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