Oyanoghafo Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyanoghafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyanoghafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
England21:27,859,030389,889

Oyanoghafo (27) may also be a first name.

Oyanoghafo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyanoghafo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyanoghafo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Oyanoghafo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyanoghafo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyanoghafo is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 2,108,842. In Nigeria it is most common in: Edo, where 94 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyanghafo951/
Oyanaghafo901/
Yangafo8220/
Yangafio781/
Yangfo752,606/
Onoghaife748/
Ongphao71203/
Angwafo7150/
Anagafo7149/
Yangfoi711/
Yangfou711/
Yangafa711/
Ayangafa6725/
Onohkofo679/
Yuangpha675/
Onoghefe674/
Onokhofo672/
Yangfoii671/
Onokohfo671/
Anaghafi671/
Yanokhov671/

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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 Oyanoghafo
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