Oyei Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Oyei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oyei (11) may also be a first name.

Oyei Last Name Facts

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

Oyei is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oyei.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyei live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyei is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Oyei is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Oyei is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 14 percent live and Abia, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyei8915/
Oyeis891/
Oyehi891/
Oye8618,812/
Oei863,205/
Yei86969/
Oyeije806/
Oyehid801/
Hoye754,034/
Oyie753,811/
Owei753,144/
Ojei752,838/
Ouei75847/
Goei75695/
Oeij75329/
Oiye75305/
Ayei75208/
Oyai75200/
Oyej75184/
Eyei75111/
Oyye7585/
Iyei7574/
Oyui7563/
Oeiy7557/
Yeai7544/
Oyoi7542/
Oyoe7519/
Oyji7513/
Yeih7512/
Uyei7511/
Yoei7510/
Oyae758/
Oyey757/
Oyié755/
Ojye754/
Oiyi753/
Oyhe753/
Oyeu753/
Yeei752/
Yeoi752/
Oeoi752/
Oyje751/
Oyij751/
Oeai751/
Oeih751/
Oeii751/
Oyier672,931/
Ouehi672,671/
Goiye671,105/
Oyeye67662/
Hoyji67431/
Oiyie67377/
Oyije67370/
Oyiji67299/
Gouei67241/
Oweye67232/
Ayiei67232/
Oyaye67180/
Ojeih67163/
Houei67147/
Oyihi67134/
Ouyai67129/
Goeij67123/
Ohuei67120/
Owehi6758/
Yheai6758/
Oueis6749/
Oyoit6744/
Goyai6742/
Oyija6737/
Iyeit6734/
Oyoye6729/
Ojeye6728/
Howei6726/
Oyahi6721/
Oyiih6721/
Oye'e6721/
Hayei6720/
Oyieh6718/
Oyies6716/
Hoyai6715/
Houyi6714/
Gayei6714/
Goyye6714/
Goyji6711/
Oueid6711/
Hoiye6711/
Ayehi6711/
Hoeai6710/
Goyie679/
Aioye678/
Oweih678/
Goiei678/
Ayeei678/
Oyaid677/
Ayoye677/
Oyahe677/
Aioei677/
Gojei676/
Oyiha675/
Oueiz674/
O'Yee674/
Ouyee674/
Hoyoe673/
Oiyee673/
Oyait673/
Ujoye673/
Iyeio673/
Ohiei673/
Oyoee673/
Auyei673/
Ouhyi673/
Hoyey672/
Ioyai672/
Oyohe672/
Hoehi672/
Ayeie672/
Yehyi672/
Oyiyi672/
Oueai672/
Oyyit672/
Oyeee672/
Oyiee672/
Oyehe672/
Oweie672/
Yoyae672/
Oyais671/
Ouyip671/
Oyaee671/
Oheei671/
Hoyeu671/
Hoyhe671/
Goyae671/
Yehhi671/
Yoyee671/
Yeaih671/
Heyei671/
Goyoe671/
Ojehi671/
Oyuoi671/
Eyeih671/
Ooyii671/
Geyei671/
Goeei671/
Hoyae671/
Oyiyo671/
Oyiit671/
Oiyes671/
Oeiai671/
O'Wei671/
Yoyoe671/
Ye'ei671/
Goyej671/
Eyoye671/
Ayeih671/
Ayeip671/
Ayeiz671/
Aouei671/
Hoeyi671/
Oioye671/
Oiyeh671/
Oiyih671/
Oyoie671/
Oiyit671/
Oyaep671/
Oowei671/
Yehiy671/
Oueie670/

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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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  • 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 Oyei
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