Oyeneche Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Oyeneche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Oyeneche Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeneche Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyeneche occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeneche? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Oyeneche is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyeneche are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Oyeneche is most common in: Southwest Region, where 55 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 43 percent reside and South Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Oyeneche
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