Oyawusi Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyawusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyawusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
United States231:15,759,084542,937

Oyawusi (16) may also be a first name.

Oyawusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyawusi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyawusi? popularity and diffusion

Oyawusi is the 1,118,459th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oyawusi reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyawusi is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 16 people.

Oyawusi is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 37 percent are found, Oyo, where 12 percent are found and Ogun, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Oyawusi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oyawusi are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Oyawusi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oywusi921/
Oyewusi865,981/
Oyawosi861/
Oywusie861/
Oyewuisi801/
Oyewusit801/
Aewusi776/
Oewusi771/
Aweusi771/
Oyewoussi7535/
Ojiwusi71165/
Ojewusi71127/
Oyewuse7111/
Oyewosi719/
Ijawusi716/
Ayabusi715/
Oyewusy715/
Oyiwosi713/
Oyebusi712/
Oyewisi712/
Ayewusi712/
Uyewusi711/
Ajewusi711/
Ajowusi711/
Ojabusi711/
Iyawusa711/
Oyewuchi676/
Awebushi675/
Ajuwuesi671/
Oyebushi671/
Yyabushi671/

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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 Oyawusi
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