Oyawoye Surname
Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname
Oyawoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,257 | 1:140,925 | 9,043 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oyawoye (21) may also be a first name.
Oyawoye Demographics
Average Oyawoye Salary in
England
£18,425
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Oyawoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyawoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyawoye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyawoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 293,533rd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oyawoye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,257 people, or 1 in 140,925. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kwara, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Oyawoye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Oyawoye surname is principally Christian (89%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyaboye | 86 | 10 | / |
| Oyewoye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ayawoye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oyawaye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oyawoyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oyabooye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyaboyeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oywoyo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oyawei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aewoye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ajwoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyuoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojewoye | 71 | 735 | / |
| Ajiwoye | 71 | 303 | / |
| Oyawuyi | 71 | 284 | / |
| Oyiboye | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ayiwoye | 71 | 18 | / |
| Oyobaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Oyiwoje | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ajewoye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ajuwoye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oyauwei | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ayewoye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Iyawoyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ojowoye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oyewoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyewoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyawayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayawoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayawoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yewoiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayowoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyabowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoyaboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aweye | 67 | 324 | / |
| Oyboy | 67 | 89 | / |
| Aiwoy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oywee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojewoyie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogiewoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajiwuoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eywoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiboyie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyawoye
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