Oyasi Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Oyasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 159 | 1:1,114,105 | 45,936 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyasi (18) may also be a first name.
Oyasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyasi (Oriya: ଓୟାଶି) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyasi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,276,805th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Oyasi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oyasi are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 18 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 1,114,105. In Nigeria Oyasi is primarily found in: Delta, where 74 percent are found, Edo, where 16 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oyasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oyasi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓୟାଶି | oyasi | - |
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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 Oyasi
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