Oyast Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Oyast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Oyast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyast is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyast? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Oyast occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyast are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Oyast is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,176,050. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Mali, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyaste9112/
Oyas89549/
Hoyas801,671/
Goyas80608/
Yoast80502/
Oyase80137/
Hoyst807/
Oyaus801/
Oyass801/
Ouyas801/
Ayast800/
Yoyst800/
Oys75167/
Yohast73262/
Hoyost733/
Ayaste733/
Iyaste733/
Oyasse731/
O'East731/
Hojast731/
Hoyset731/
Goyash731/
Oyashe731/
East6738,512/
Ayas6716,155/
Aust6716,074/
Eyas673,263/
Oest671,430/
Oyos671,393/
Ojas671,187/
Iyas671,142/
Yoas67681/
Oyes67317/
Uyas67254/
Hoys67184/
Aist6796/
Goys6794/
Oust6770/
Yest6764/
Eyst6746/
Hoyseth6738/
Oyss6727/
Oias6721/
Oyis6719/
Ojst6718/
Aest6717/
Oist6715/
Ioas679/
Oyaz677/
Uoys672/
Oyhs672/
Oyse672/
Yyas671/
Ioys671/
Oyxs671/
Ooys671/
Oysh671/
Hoysett670/

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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 Oyast
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