Oyawa Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
England31:18,572,686338,250
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oyawa (30) may also be a first name.

Oyawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyawa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Oyawa reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyawa is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 30 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Osun, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Oyawa exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Goyawa911/
Oywa89189/
Oyawais831/
Iyawa801,419/
Ayawa801,028/
Oyaba80972/
Oyewa80427/
Eyawa80188/
Oyawe8033/
Oyowa8025/
Hoywa8017/
Oyawo8016/
Oyiwa8013/
Ojawa809/
Uyawa807/
Oyava804/
Yjawa801/
Ioawa801/
Oyawi801/
Oywaa801/
Oyabeowa771/
Oyowah73157/
Ayawah7337/
Goyawo7334/
Hayawa7317/
Oyhawo7311/
Goyowa735/
Ayawga734/
Goyewa734/
Ayawai733/
Oyawei733/
Oya'va732/
Hoiawa732/
Iyawai732/
Ayawoa732/
Eyawat732/
Hoyawe731/
Ayaway731/
Oyawho731/
Ioyewa731/
Hoyiwa731/
Ayawua731/
Yoyewa731/
Oyuowa731/
Yoaway731/
Oyabha731/
Oiwa6717,800/
Ajwa672,523/
Auwa671,340/
Aiwa671,321/
Aywa67735/
Ouwa67618/
Awea67407/
Oyua6789/
Hiyaway6781/
Ayawaja6734/
Yoyowah676/
Ihyawua676/
Oyauwei675/
Ayawadh674/
Ojwa673/
Eywa672/
Aîwa672/
Hayawat672/
Uywa672/
Oywo672/
Ayawaya672/
Oywe672/
Gayaway671/
Hohyava671/
Eawa671/
Oyba671/
Hayawaz671/
Oywy671/
Oywi671/
Hoywadt670/

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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 Oyawa
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