Oyeneye Surname

198,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeneye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeneye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9891:89,0616,217
England611:913,41146,955
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Oyeneye (99) may also be a first name.

Oyeneye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyeneye is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oyeneye.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeneye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,621st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,462,017 people. Oyeneye is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Oyeneye live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 951,070th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 99 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,989 people, or 1 in 89,061. In Nigeria Oyeneye is most numerous in: Ogun, where 46 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Oyeneye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oyeneye are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Oyeneye earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Oyenneye933/
Oyenye924/
Yeneye923/
Oyneye923/
Oyenee921/
Ojeneye86333/
Oyeniye8668/
Oyenoye8630/
Oyeneyi8618/
Oyenaye868/
Ayeneye867/
Oyaneye863/
Eyeneye863/
Oyoneye863/
Oyenuye861/
Oyeneya861/
Oyeneje861/
Yenye8325/
Yeney8311/
Yenee837/
Oeney831/
Oynee830/
Oyieniye802/
Owenieye801/
Yenney77296/
Yeneya77147/
Goenee7783/
Yenaye7748/
Oyenue7731/
Oyinye7726/
Yenyeh7711/
Oyonye777/
Ayenye773/
Goeney772/
Yeneay772/
Eineye771/
Iyenye771/
Oyanye771/
Yenhee771/
Yeniye771/
Yenyee771/
Oyeniyi7134,808/
Oyeniya71213/
Oyenaya7153/
Houneye7152/
Ajeneye7145/
Oheaney7123/
Owesney7117/
Ayoneye7110/
Yenayee7110/
Oyeneha719/
Oyuonye718/
Yengaye716/
Oyenuyi716/
Ayaneye714/
Oyaniye713/
Ayeniye713/
Ayeneje712/
Ojaneye712/
Oheeney711/
Hoehney711/
Oyengay711/
Oinoeye711/
Ojoneye711/
Oyeniyo711/
Hoyniye711/
Yeneyui711/
Yengeya711/
Yengiye711/
Oyeniie711/
Ayenaye711/
Ejeneye711/
Oyhanye711/
Oyineyi711/
Oyiniye711/
Oyenayo711/
Goehney710/
Yenie67137/
Yenay67132/
Eenee6757/
Ayanneye6737/
Aenee6734/
Yenei6732/
Uenee6713/
Yenae676/
Aynee676/
Yenea676/
Yengejeh675/
Einey675/
Ayenajey674/
Eeney673/
Oiney673/
Ouney673/
Eaney672/
Eanee672/
Ayney672/
Ayingeye672/
Yenoe672/
Hounneye671/
Eggeneye671/
Yengojee671/
Euney671/
Oyennaya671/
Oyeniyaa671/
Ayenniye671/
Ayenajye671/
Ayanieye671/
Ieney671/
Oynay671/
Ueney671/
Yenoy671/
Ayengeya671/
Einee671/
Oyinnaye671/
Ounee671/

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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 Oyeneye
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