Oyefade Surname

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

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyefade Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyefade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2081:851,64837,411
Benin91:1,148,40050,768

Oyefade (18) may also be a first name.

Oyefade Last Name Facts

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

Oyefade occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyefade? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyefade reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyefade is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 851,648. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Osun, where 48 percent are found, Ondo, where 23 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyefeade934/
Oyifade863/
Oyafade861/
Oyefede861/
Oyefide861/
Yefode7717/
Oufade773/
Awefade7113/
Ijofade717/
Oiefode711/
Ijofadei67168/
Gayafade672/
Goyafode672/
Uyafadei671/

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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 Oyefade
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