Oyeghe Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7141:248,09914,359
England111:5,065,278148,650
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oyeghe (20) may also be a first name.

Oyeghe Last Name Facts

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

Oyeghe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeghe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 463,189th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name Oyeghe is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyeghe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyeghe is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 20 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria Oyeghe is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 57 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 18 percent are found and Edo, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Gabon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oyieghe921/
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Yenghe834/
Yieghe831/
Yoyehe831/
Yege80297/
Yenghee771/
Yehnghe771/
Yenge734,650/
Joyee731,742/
Yegge73496/
Yeger73399/
Yegha73328/
Yehye73145/
Jeghe73134/
Yeges7345/
Joyeh7335/
Yaghe7335/
Yegeh736/
Yoyeh736/
Yesge736/
Geghe735/
Yeghi732/
Yoyee731/
Yejge731/
Eghey731/
Yeget731/
Egheh731/
Eghea731/
Eghee731/
Ioege731/
Ege6725,237/
Yeguez673,092/
Yegues67651/
Ehighe6772/
Yengge6725/
Yegger6714/
Oyieye6710/
Yeghia679/
Yieage678/
Jegheh678/
Joyees676/
Yeng'e675/
Yehyeh675/
Yeguer674/
Yeyger674/
Yehyee673/
Yegesh673/
Iegher672/
Yeouhe672/
Jenghe672/
Oyuyeh672/
Yienge672/
Yiegie671/
Hieghe671/
Youyee671/
Joygee671/
Yoegie671/
Geoyeh671/
Yieger671/
Yiegha671/
Ojiege671/
Yegued671/
Yeguei671/
Yegûez671/
Yehgeh671/
Yehgha671/
Yiegeh671/
Genghe671/
Jooyeh671/
Oyieje671/
Oyoeye671/
Yohyee671/
Aaeghe671/
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Yegier671/
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Yeggee670/

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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 Oyeghe
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