Oyenu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oyenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oyenu (10) may also be a first name.

Oyenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyenu is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyenu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Oyenu is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Oyenu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Oyenu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyenus911/
Yenu89628/
Oenu8943/
Oynu891/
Oyengau831/
Yenou803,771/
Yennu80774/
Oyinu80393/
Yengu80290/
Ayenu80137/
Iyenu8056/
Oynus8038/
Ojenu8035/
Yenui8030/
Owenu808/
Oyonu805/
Hoenu804/
Oengu804/
Oyanu803/
Yenuh802/
Eyenu802/
Uyenu801/
Oynou801/
Iyengu7370/
Eyengu7324/
Ojenus7319/
Ouenou7316/
Ayenou7311/
Oyongu7311/
Yenouh7310/
Hoenou739/
Yengou734/
Ayengu734/
Oyonou733/
Hoynui732/
Iyenou731/
Ioyngu731/
Yenngu731/
Hoehnu731/
Yenhou731/
Oyanau731/
Ayeneu731/
Houenu731/
Ojienu731/
Ayenui731/
Ayenuh731/
Yenouï731/
Oyangu731/
Yehngu731/
Uyengu731/
Ayienu731/
Houenou6713,327/
Oinu67473/
Aenu67195/
Eunu67121/
Einu6788/
Ojennus6764/
Ienu6718/
Ounu6717/
Eenu6716/
Aynu6712/
Eanu6710/
Hoțeanu674/
Ojnu674/
Yoyongu672/
Aouenou671/
Ayennui671/
Yoyangu671/
Ayienou671/
Ooyongu671/
Uenu671/
Hayeenu671/
Gouenou671/
Ayegnou671/

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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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  • 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 Oyenu
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