Oyera Surname
Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname
Oyera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,415 | 1:27,590 | 3,827 |
| Kenya | 66 | 1:699,695 | 30,103 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Oyera (16) may also be a first name.
Oyera Demographics
Oyera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oyera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyera occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oyera click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 258,654th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,791,286 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyera live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oyera is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 16 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,415 people, or 1 in 27,590. In Uganda Oyera is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 19 percent reside, Zombo District, where 14 percent reside and Hoima District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Uganda Oyera occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Oyera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oyera
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