Oyeniyi Surname

16,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria34,5181:5,132670
England1271:438,72529,288
United States761:4,769,196247,034
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Benin121:861,30044,192
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Oyeniyi (4,437) may also be a first name.

Oyeniyi Last Name Facts

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

Oyeniyi is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeniyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oyeniyi is the 16,018th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 209,364 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyeniyi are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyeniyi is also the 103,450th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 4,437 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34,518 people, or 1 in 5,132. In Nigeria Oyeniyi is primarily found in: Osun, where 27 percent live, Oyo, where 20 percent live and Lagos, where 16 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Oyeniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

Oyeniyi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.95% more than the national average, earning $57,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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