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 found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 512,799th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Oyeh reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 174,772nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,892 people.

The last name Oyeh is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 345,982. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 49 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Ebonyi, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria Oyeh exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

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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