Oyea Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Oyea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyea is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyea? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyea is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyea reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 33 percent are found, Edo, where 33 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 33 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyea89140/
Oyeha893/
Oyeah891/
Yea861,832/
Oea8641/
Oyehah802/
Goyeah801/
Oyao754,536/
Ojea753,428/
Goea751,032/
Oyoa75574/
Oiya75166/
Oyia75140/
Eyea75131/
Ayea7575/
Yeai7544/
Iyea7534/
Oyya7526/
Yeau7523/
Ojya7515/
Oyeo7514/
Oeau759/
Yeea758/
Ouea756/
Uyea756/
Yeay753/
Oeah752/
Owea751/
Oiea751/
Oeai751/
Eoea751/
Ayeah671,507/
Ojeah67940/
Yhiea67367/
Goiya67326/
Iojea67123/
Goyao67120/
Goeau6777/
Goyia6756/
Goiea6740/
Oyaas6738/
Oyija6737/
Hoyoa6735/
Eyeah6735/
Gayea6732/
Gojea6730/
Goyja6727/
Oyyah6726/
Oweae6725/
Goyya6724/
Oyoah6724/
Oyyat6718/
Gojya6717/
Heyea6713/
Yoyoa6713/
Yoyaa6711/
Ojeha6711/
Hoeai6710/
Ayeha679/
Ojeas679/
Oyiah679/
Ayeaz679/
Oyeho678/
Hayea677/
Gouea676/
Yeaay676/
Ayeat676/
Oyaha676/
Ouyha676/
Howea675/
Ieyea675/
Oyiha675/
Oehau675/
Oveha675/
Hoiea675/
Ayead675/
O'Gea674/
Oyoha674/
Hoiya674/
Oyaoy674/
Oyeeo673/
Ohgea673/
Yehga673/
Ioyha673/
Yhyea673/
Ojeea672/
Oyaua672/
Oyyad672/
Aiyea672/
Goeah672/
Oueai672/
Ojeoa672/
Ogiea672/
Oweaz671/
Ojhea671/
Hoyya671/
Hojea671/
Hojya671/
Yoyao671/
Yeaih671/
Iyeas671/
Oyyha671/
Oyhia671/
Oueah671/
Oueha671/
Oya'o671/
Oyaat671/
Oyoas671/
Oiyae671/
O'Jea671/
O'Yeatts671/
Geyea671/
Eye'a671/
Eyeha671/
Ajyea671/
Aye'a671/
Aouea671/
Iyeea671/
Yeeea671/
Oyaah671/
Ouyao671/
Uouea671/
Yeeah671/
Ayeaj671/
Ayeas670/
Hiyea670/

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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 Oyea
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