Oyekan Surname

62,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Oyekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0881:24,9922,179
Benin6131:16,8612,276
England2091:266,59421,098
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Oyekan (412) may also be a first name.

Oyekan Last Name Facts

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

Oyekan (Russian: Ойекан) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oyekan is the 62,496th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 907,427 people. Oyekan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oyekan live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 423,803rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 412 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,088 people, or 1 in 24,992. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 28 percent are found, Lagos, where 27 percent are found and Ogun, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Oyekan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oyekan surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oyekan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $44,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.78% less than the national average, earning $22,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uoyekan924/
Oyekand923/
Oyekean923/
Ooyekan921/
Oyeekan921/
Yekan91163/
Oykan9125/
Oekan9120/
Oyekam8319/
Oyakan8317/
Yekhan8317/
Oyekon8315/
Ayekan839/
Eyekan835/
Ojekan834/
Yekean833/
Owekan832/
Iyekan831/
Oekhan831/
Uyekan831/
Yekcan831/
Hoekan830/
Oyokane7741/
Hayekan776/
Gayekan775/
Ayekane772/
Oyekoun772/
Oyikhan771/
Oyekaim771/
Ayeekan771/
Ayekang771/
Houekan771/
Owekcan771/
Uyekcan771/
Yoyokan771/
Ayekain771/
Goekhan771/
Aykan736,987/
Uykan73769/
Eikan73326/
Yecan7352/
Yekon7323/
Eakan7314/
Eukan739/
Oikan734/
Oycan734/
Uekan734/
Oukan733/
Iekan733/
Oekon733/
Eykan733/
Oecan732/
Ejkan731/
Aekan731/
Oykon731/
Oykam731/
Oheakhan711/
Ejakan67307/
Ayukan67209/
Oukane67140/
Ojikan67117/
Ayakan6775/
Ojokan6766/
Eyikan6755/
Haekan6745/
Aykhan6741/
Ajokan6741/
Gaykan6727/
Yekoun6724/
Ouskan6720/
Ayikan6720/
Ayekam6718/
Haykan6717/
Heikan6715/
Houkan6710/
Ayokan6710/
Oikane678/
Uyekon676/
Oykhanova675/
Ayecan675/
Aiekan674/
Yoakan673/
Ejekan673/
Awekan673/
Oyekom673/
Eyakan673/
Ijokan673/
Aekaun673/
Yekein672/
Eikhan672/
Ayekon672/
Heukan672/
Oyacan671/
Iyakan671/
Heykan671/
Yoykon671/
Geakan671/
Oukhan671/
Eukang671/
Auekan671/
Eyekon671/
Hiekan671/
Heakan671/
Goukan671/
Goiekhaan671/
Goekon671/
Ayekhaing671/
Aykang671/
Heekan671/
Iyekon671/
Ejikan671/
Ejkang671/
Ouykam671/
Oukang671/
Oekoon671/
Uekhan671/
Eakang671/
Hoykam671/
Eakand670/

Oyekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oyekan in the Russian language
Ойеканojekan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyekan
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