Oyawoye Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyawoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyawoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2571:140,9259,043
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Gambia41:480,863548
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oyawoye (21) may also be a first name.

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

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Oyawuyi71284/
Oyiboye7126/
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Oyiwoje718/
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Ayewoye712/
Iyawoyi712/
Ojowoye712/
Oyewoyi711/
Oyewoyo711/
Oyawayi711/
Ayawoyi711/
Ayawoya711/
Yewoiye711/
Ayowoye711/
Oyabowe711/
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Aweye67324/
Oyboy6789/
Aiwoy6723/
Oywee673/
Ojewoyie672/
Ogiewoye671/
Ajiwuoye671/
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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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