Oyeh Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5121:345,98218,736
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Oyeh (1,892) may also be a first name.

Oyeh Last Name Facts

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

Oyeh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeh? popularity and diffusion

Oyeh is the 512,799th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. The surname Oyeh is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Oyeh live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 174,772nd most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,892 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 345,982. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 49 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoyeh8979/
Oyieh8918/
Oyech896/
Oyehh892/
Oyehe892/
Oye8618,812/
Oyh868/
Hoyeeh801/
Ayeh7517,262/
Oyet7513,722/
Hoye754,034/
Oyie753,811/
Ojeh753,531/
Iyeh752,549/
Oweh751,754/
Goye751,636/
Uyeh751,532/
Oyoh751,179/
Oveh75882/
Eyeh75836/
Oyee75773/
Oyah75590/
Ouye75399/
Oyes75317/
Oyih75236/
Ooye75182/
Oehy75180/
Ohye75114/
Oyez7580/
Oyed7556/
Hoyh7541/
Oueh7540/
Yoye7530/
Oyep7526/
Ioye754/
Oyhe753/
Oyth752/
Oyhi752/
Oyhs752/
Oehh752/
Eoeh751/
Oyje751/
Oysh751/
Yehï751/
Ohyh751/
Oiyh751/
Oyjh751/
Oyhp751/
Uoye751/
Yyeh751/
Yjeh751/
Goyh751/
Ye677,320,967/
Oe6735,644/
Ayesh6729,701/
Oy675,942/
Hoyes673,252/
Ojieh672,302/
Ayedh671,786/
Hayeh671,166/
Hoyez671,085/
Hoyet671,060/
Ouyed67702/
Ouehe67679/
Hoyed67623/
Goyha67393/
Oyije67370/
Hoveh67354/
Gooye67348/
Iyesh67310/
Goyee67276/
Hoyhi67268/
Ayieh67222/
Ayech67174/
Oyeet67129/
Gojeh67120/
Hoyee6787/
Eyesh6760/
Houye6752/
Ojehe6748/
Goueh6727/
Ouyah6727/
Hoyah6725/
Hiyeh6721/
Eyieh6721/
Goïye6721/
Oye'e6721/
Hoyoh6717/
Uyehe6716/
Oyhop6715/
Hoyep6711/
Gohye679/
Oyach678/
Heyeh677/
Oyahe677/
Auyeh677/
Ohych677/
Eyeph674/
O'Yee674/
Ouyee674/
Huoye673/
Oyett673/
Uyieh673/
Ouyet673/
Owehs672/
Oujeh672/
Howeh672/
Uyesh672/
Owieh672/
Oyees672/
Hoyha672/
Houeh672/
Oyeee672/
Hoyhe671/
Ayheh671/
Hoych671/
Goieh671/
Yieah671/
Eyech671/
Eeyeh671/
Oyhii671/
Uoyah671/
Ooweh671/
Oehia671/
Ouyoh671/
Ouyes671/
Hooye671/
Oweeh671/
Oyoch671/
Oyich671/
Oiedh671/
Ojech671/
Owedh671/
Ehyeh671/
Oheah671/
Oieth671/
Oiyhh671/
Oweph671/
Yhieh671/
Hoehy670/
Hoyht670/

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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 Oyeh
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