Oyenka Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Oyenka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Oyenka (199) may also be a first name.
Oyenka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyenka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyenka occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyenka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,718,748th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyenka are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 642,605th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 199 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent reside, Enugu, where 13 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 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 Oyenka
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