Oyefi Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Oyefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 93 | 1:1,904,761 | 67,919 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
The alternate forms: Oyèfî (1) are calculated separately.
Oyefi (19) may also be a first name.
Oyefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyefi is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant: Oyèfî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyefi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyefi is the 1,828,462nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Oyefi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Oyefi live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyefi is also the 2,523,061st most common given name world-wide It is held by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Oyefi is most common in: Oyo, where 31 percent live, Kwara, where 20 percent live and Plateau, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria Oyefi exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyefi | 91 | 15 | / |
| Oyefie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yefi | 89 | 853 | / |
| Oefi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Oyfi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oyèfî | 87 | 1 | / |
| Yeffi | 80 | 144 | / |
| Yefai | 80 | 35 | / |
| Oyofi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Yefei | 80 | 12 | / |
| Eyefi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yefih | 80 | 7 | / |
| Oyafi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iyefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owefie | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ojefie | 73 | 41 | / |
| Eyefie | 73 | 24 | / |
| Oyoffi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ouefio | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oyifie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayiefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouefei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohiefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiefie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyefai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oufi | 67 | 1,151 | / |
| Yefe | 67 | 258 | / |
| Aefi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Houefio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oyfe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eafi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eufi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iefi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owiefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oueffai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyfi | 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 Oyefi
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