Oyega Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Oyega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Oyega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyega is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyega is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Oyega occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Oyega live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 42 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Ogun, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 29 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Oyega
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