Oyegwa Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Oyegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oyegwa (52) may also be a first name.
Oyegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyegwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyegwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyegwa is the 980,795th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyegwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 52 people.
The surname Oyegwa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 676,117. In Nigeria Oyegwa is mostly found in: Benue, where 33 percent reside, Delta, where 20 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Oyegwa occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyegwua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oyegwe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Oyagwa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Oyegua | 83 | 7 | / |
| Oyigwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Oygewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ojegwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oyegwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oyegba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ayegwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayengwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Goyekwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Iyengwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oyongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyegbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyeguea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eagwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ougwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yegva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oygwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aygwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyenguha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayegba | 67 | 5,390 | / |
| Ayagwa | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Ojegba | 67 | 620 | / |
| Ijegwa | 67 | 505 | / |
| Oyegue | 67 | 378 | / |
| Ejegwa | 67 | 373 | / |
| Oyekwe | 67 | 358 | / |
| Ayugwa | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ojegwo | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ayekwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Oyigwe | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ojogwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Iyegba | 67 | 31 | / |
| Oyogua | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ayigwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Oyigwo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oyegbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oyagba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ojigwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hoygua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajegwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oungwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ejigwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyakwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ejagwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojekwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yekwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uyagwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyigba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyegba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oingwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eoegwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyegbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojegwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajogwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goegua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyogba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouegba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyogwa | 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 Oyegwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis