Oyeniyan Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Oyeniyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 439 | 1:403,514 | 21,145 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oyeniyan (20) may also be a first name.
Oyeniyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeniyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyeniyan is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeniyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyeniyan is the 670,508th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname Oyeniyan is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyeniyan reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 403,514. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 20 percent live, Ekiti, where 15 percent live and Kwara, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyeniyan | 88 | 17 | / |
| Oyaniyan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Oyeniyen | 88 | 3 | / |
| Oyeniyon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ojeniyan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ayeeniyan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Oyenyen | 80 | 180 | / |
| Einiyan | 80 | 73 | / |
| Oynoian | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yenoyan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Oynoyan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Oyenaun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ayniyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyeneyin | 75 | 4,060 | / |
| Yengoyan | 75 | 1,314 | / |
| Yengeyan | 75 | 22 | / |
| Yengoian | 75 | 8 | / |
| Oyenayin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oyeneyen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ajeniyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oianiyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yenneyan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yenyen | 71 | 58 | / |
| Yenuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yenein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yenneyahn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yenoin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aynayan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ainiyan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ayenyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayenien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenaynh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yengain | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoynean | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yenayon | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Oyeniyan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis