Oyekoya Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyekoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyekoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6181:286,63916,129
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England341:1,638,76668,634
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oyekoya (18) may also be a first name.

Oyekoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyekoya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oyekoya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyekoya? popularity and diffusion

Oyekoya is the 483,673rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. Oyekoya is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Oyekoya live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyekoya is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 18 people.

Oyekoya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 286,639. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 45 percent are found, Lagos, where 32 percent are found and Oyo, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Oyekoya Last Name Statistics demography

Oyekoya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyekoa921/
Ojekoya8645/
Oyakoya8615/
Oyekoye8614/
Ayekoya863/
Oykhoya861/
Oykoy831/
Yekoy831/
Yekoye771,771/
Oyekou77250/
Oyakoy77150/
Yekiya7717/
Aekoya7712/
Eyekoa7711/
Oukoya773/
Eukoya772/
Ayekoa772/
Yekuya771/
Yekaya771/
Yekoyi771/
Oyokhuoya753/
Oyekeye71122/
Oyakoyi7183/
Ojakoya7136/
Ojekhoa7135/
Oyekojo7124/
Ayokoya7120/
Oukhoya715/
Oyekaye714/
Ojikoya714/
Ayikoya714/
Ayekoye714/
Eyikoya713/
Oyekayo713/
Ayekoja713/
Eadkoya712/
Oyakoyo712/
Ojokoya712/
Ajokoya711/
Oyikaya711/
Iyokoya711/
Ojekoye711/
Ajekoya711/
Yekoyeh711/
Oukhouya672,691/
Yekou67352/
Yekai6749/
Yekoi6722/
Goekkaya6711/
Ojiekhoa679/
Yekey678/
Yekoe678/
Oyokuoyi674/
Ouyekoue671/
Gougkoya671/
Aykoy671/
Oyekaihi671/
Aiokoaya671/
Ayaukoya671/
Eikoy671/
Eakoy671/

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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 Oyekoya
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