Oyanta Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Oyanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Oyanta (43) may also be a first name.

Oyanta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyanta is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyanta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyanta are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 43 people.

Oyanta is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 50 percent live and Lagos, where 50 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyantas923/
Ouyanta921/
Oyanto8379/
Ayanta8336/
Oyenta8334/
Oyanti8319/
Iyanta834/
Oyinta831/
Ojanta831/
Oyante831/
Ayantaş77104/
Giyanta7798/
Oeyanto7753/
Oyhanto7736/
Ayantha7710/
Gayanta778/
Goyanti775/
Uyantah774/
Ayantas772/
Hoyamta771/
Yoyanti771/
Hayanta771/
Aunta73643/
Ainta73230/
Ounta7386/
Yenta7361/
Aenta736/
Oenta734/
Ointa732/
Aynta731/
Eanta731/
Gayantha712,072/
Goyanthi713/
Ojantaus711/
Geanta672,394/
Ayunta672,028/
Gaenta67838/
Gainta67406/
Ajanta67306/
Ayanti67294/
Hainta67184/
Ojinta67142/
Aintha67141/
Ojonta67135/
Ayonta6792/
Ohunta6783/
Ajenta6748/
Iyanto6741/
Gounta6739/
Uyanto6739/
Ajunta6737/
Hounta6734/
Ayante6728/
Ojanto6727/
Ayanto6717/
Ujanta6716/
Iyanti6714/
Yyanto6713/
Yyanti6712/
Eyenta6711/
Eyinta679/
Yentta679/
Iyante678/
Ajinta678/
Ajonta677/
Ahunta676/
Eyanto674/
Auntai673/
Ayinta673/
Oyenti672/
Oyinti672/
Aienta672/
Yentha672/
Ountay672/
Ojanti672/
Ountaj671/
Ejanta671/
Iyonta671/
Yentah671/
Oyente671/
Oyonty671/
Oyonti671/
Eatnta671/
Gaunta671/
Auntha671/
Uyinta671/
Owenta671/
Eantaz671/
Ayenta671/
Ountah671/
Ountai671/
Ountha671/
Oyntho671/
Yentai671/
Aintai671/
Oyento671/
Oynete671/
Gointa671/

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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 Oyanta
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